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Terror, androgyny and benevolence: a brief history of angels in Christianity

  • Written by Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
Terror, androgyny and benevolence: a brief history of angels in ChristianityLeonardo da Vinci, Annunciation, circa 1472Wikimedia Commons

Christianity began with the appearance of an angel. In the gospel of Luke, Mary is told by the angel Gabriel she will conceive and bear a son and call him Jesus.

Angelic messengers such as Gabriel bookmarked Jesus’s life. After his baptism by John the Baptist, Jesus was taken by the...

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