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Is Jesus merely an angel - Part 2

Is Jesus merely an angel - Part 2

More Thoughts on Jude, Jesus, and Angels!

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Apr 19, 2021
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In the last post we looked at how Jude connects Jesus with the OT “angel of the Lord” and how his general polemics against angel-skeptics could imply that he thought that Jesus was in fact an angel.

However, Jude is not necessarily advocating an angel Christology whereby Jesus is merely an angelic being.

While Jude identifies Jesus with the angel of the L…

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