Angels Are Everywhere: What They Are, Where They Come From, and What They Do - Softcover

Young, Karen Romano

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416964479 ISBN 13: 9781416964476

Publisher: Aladdin, 2009

Synopsis

Angels are everywhere. They have become a fascinating part of our culture and have been widely represented in TV shows, fine art, plays, and movies.

Packed with fun facts (including the history of "angelology" -- the study of angels), anecdotes of angel encounters, and fantastic illustrations throughout, author Karen Romano Young gives readers an in-depth look at these winged creatures and the impact they have had on...

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Angel Lore

HOW DO WE KNOW ABOUT ANGELS?

Where do we get our ideas about angels? From stories, and from histories. From books that are sacred (written or dictated by God), possibly sacred, and not sacred.

For a long, long time, people kept track of their histories and stories by word of mouth. These oral traditions (stories told anytime two or more...

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5–8—A casual, lighthearted, yet ultimately frustrating examination of angels. Some of the information is fascinating but much of it is confusing (Gabriel is referred to as both Jibrai and Djibril), and a large amount is incomplete (the description of Jacob wrestling an angel has no contextual information and no scripture reference) and/or inaccurate (Raphael and Uriel are not mentioned in the Book of Revelation, as...

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Edition details

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1416964479
• ISBN 13: 9781416964476
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Hale Nathan