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Johann Reuchlin (1455–1522) considered these 72 names, made pronounceable by the addition of suffixes such as 'El' or 'Yah', to be the names of [[angels]], individuated products of God's will. Reuchlin refers to and lists the [[Kabbalistic angel|72 Angels of the Shem Hamephorash]] in his 1517 book ''[[De Arte Cabbalistica]]''. According to Bernd Roling, | Johann Reuchlin (1455–1522) considered these 72 names, made pronounceable by the addition of suffixes such as 'El' or 'Yah', to be the names of [[angels]], individuated products of God's will. Reuchlin refers to and lists the [[Kabbalistic angel|72 Angels of the Shem Hamephorash]] in his 1517 book ''[[De Arte Cabbalistica]]''. According to Bernd Roling, | ||
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After deriving a Shem ha-mephorasch of the 72 angelic names from the biblical verses of Exodus 14,19ff., Reuchlin makes a statement concerning the metaphysical significance of the names. [...] The names of the angels are products of the will of God. They are substantially based on the tetragrammaton, and through this connection they illumine and enhance man's spiritual return to God. [...] With the insertion of divine names such as 'El' or 'Yah', angelic names become pronouncable, and God himself (being nature) is the basis of angelic individuation. | After deriving a Shem ha-mephorasch of the 72 angelic names from the biblical verses of Exodus 14,19ff., Reuchlin makes a statement concerning the [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] significance of the names. [...] The names of the angels are products of the will of God. They are substantially based on the tetragrammaton, and through this connection they illumine and enhance man's spiritual return to God. [...] With the insertion of divine names such as 'El' or 'Yah', angelic names become pronouncable, and God himself (being nature) is the basis of angelic individuation. | ||
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