[HPFGU-OTChatter] He's Deemed Metatron

[Queer as John]

Tabouli said:

> P.S. I did wonder whether Metatron was named with physics terminology in
> mind... postitron, electron... could he be suggesting a meta-particle or
> something?

I was always under the impression that Metatron was the actual name of one
of the angels and not, say, a television. ("Yes, this 27-inch Metatron can
be yours for the low, low price of...")

Wasn't Alan Rickman's character in Dogma called "Lemetatron"?

Anyway, quick Google comes up with a reference:
Kaplan, C., 'The Angel of Peace, Uriel - Metatron', Anglican Theological
Review, 13 (1931), pp. 306-313.

Also, from _A Popular Dictionary of Judaism_, via Pantheon.org --
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/metatron.html

"An angel, mentioned in Jewish apocalyptic literature. In the Talmud he is
said to have a name like that of his master and he is associated both with
Enoch and the archangel Michael. His name can be spelled with either six or
seven Hebrew letters, and that is the reason kabbalists believe him to be
both the supreme sefirah and Enoch."

So...the name isn't Pullman's. But it's a good one!

--John

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