Does Jewish Prayer Involve Angels and Saints?
According to Jewish Scriptures, God has messengers who carry out specific tasks for Him. These messengers, referred to as malakh, might be humansuch as the prophetsor might be nonhuman. As the original Scriptures were translated into Greek and then Latin, the term malakh was translated into angels, and the messengers were then understood to be solely nonhuman. So the idea evolved that God does have helpers who relay messages to the human race, and that these helpers are superhuman. Furthermore, these angels are divided into groups, such as the cherubim, who praised God in His desert dwelling during biblical times. As centuries passed, it was understood that angels were most often beings of praise, and therefore were more than willing to be involved in the relaying of human prayers, as well. They could block the transmission of these prayers, or they could hurry the messages to God. This development in the belief of angel aid was heavily influenced by Christian beliefs. No set opinion o
