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TABLE OF CONTENT
Biblical Angelology: What the Bible Has to Say About Angels Effeminate Angels? Heavenly Haloes? On Wings of Angels?  Where Angels Fear to Tread:
Sources of extra-biblical stories, legends, myths, and speculation about angels
PAM DEWEY
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Answers About Angels 
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INTRODUCTION
ANSWERS ABOUT ANGELS
 
Fifty years ago, the average American gave lip service to belief in angels once a year—at Christmas time. A large proportion of households, both church-goers and non-church-goers alike, had at least two angels on hand for the season. One went at the top of the Christmas tree. This angel most often looked like a beautiful young lady in a ball gown, frequently made of white silk or chiffon or lace, and had delicate white  wings, typically either of lace or feathers. The other typical household angel came with the resident Nativity Set of figurines, and often perched on top of the stable which held the Baby  Jesus and His family—or was affixed to the gable on the front of it, to give the illusion that the angel was hovering.  Although this angel’s garb was usually simpler, in line with the humble clothes of the Holy Family, and its wings might be a variety of colors, it  was indeed still a female wearing a dress.

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