Herein we continued, from part 1, part 2, part 3, a series regarding paranormal entities in text generally termed the Apocrypha, Deutero Canonical, Pseudepigrapha, Gnostic Texts, etc. (see my article on the Apocrypha here). The quotations are of those sections within the text that refer to Angels, Cherubim, Seraphim, Devil, Satan, demons, serpent and dragon. The point is not to elucidate these references but to provide relevant partial quotations and citations.
Angels in the various bible addition apocrypha.
Bel and the Dragon – 2nd century BC
1:34, 36, 39 But the Angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lions’ den…Then the Angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den…So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the Angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again immediately.
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children – 2nd century BC
1:26, 37 But the Angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven…O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Susanna aka Shoshana – 2nd century BC
1:55, 59 And Daniel said, Very well; thou hast lied against thine own head; for even now the Angel of God hath received the sentence of God to cut thee in two…Then said Daniel unto him, Well; thou hast also lied against thine own head: for the Angel of God waiteth with the sword to cut thee in two, that he may destroy you.
Letter of Jeremiah aka Epistle of Jeremy – late 4th to early 1st century BC
1:6 For mine Angel is with you, and I myself caring for your souls.
Additions to the Book of Esther – 2nd or 1st century BC
15:13 And she said to him, “I saw you, my lord, like an Angel of God and my heart was shaken with fear at your glory.
Book of the All-Virtuous Wisdom of Joshua ben Sira aka Wisdom of Sirach aka Sirach aka Siracides aka Book of Ecclesiasticus (not to be confused with the biblical book Ecclesiastes) – 200 to 175 BC
48:21 The Lord smote the camp of the Assyrians, and his Angel wiped them out.
In the next segment, we will consider the book of Tobit and Wisdom of Solomon aka Book of Wisdom.