Metatron
Sign in to savethumb|Islamic portrayal of the angel Metatron () depicted in the ( 'Degrees of Truths') by Nasir ad-Din Rammal in the 14th century CE.
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origins
- Scholem's scholastic analysis
- Talmud
- Kirkisani
- Merkabah, Zohar and other mystical writings
- Apocalyptic texts
- Islam
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Islamic portrayal of the angel Metatron () depicted in the ( 'Degrees of Truths') by Nasir ad-Din Rammal in the 14th century CE.
Metatron (Mishnaic Hebrew: Meṭāṭrōn), or Matatron (), is an angel in Judaism. Metatron is mentioned three times in the Talmud, in a few brief passages in the Aggadah, the Targum, and in mystical Kabbalistic texts within Rabbinic literature. In Rabbinic literature, he is sometimes portrayed as serving as the celestial scribe. The name Metatron is not mentioned in the Torah or the Bible, and how the name originated is a matter of debate. In some branches of Sufism, particularly within esoteric or mystical contexts, he is recognized as an Angel and also known as Mīṭaṭrūn (), the angel of the veil.