<P> The most notable reference to a group of seven Archangels appears to have been borrowed from the Jewish Pseudepigrapha , namely the 250 BC Book of the Watchers , which at some point was merged with some other books in what is known today as 1 Enoch ( the Book of Enoch ) , and was made part of the Ethiopian Christian movement scriptural cannon , though by the seventh century it was rejected by Christian leaders from all other denominations as canonical scripture , and despite having been prevalent in Jewish and early Christian Apostolic traditions ( as well as the early Christian leaders writings ) the book just fell from academic and religious status in regards to the rest of the canonical scripture , resulting in the text not being found in most parts of the World , as it was forbidden , from 7th Century AD onwards . The list of Angels survived only as part of oral traditions that differed to one another depending on the geographical area that they were present , and thus many different lists of angels ( termed `` Archangels '' ) exist , but to different levels of acceptance . </P>
<P> The most notable reference to a group of seven Archangels appears to have been borrowed from the Jewish Pseudepigrapha , namely the 250 BC Book of the Watchers , which at some point was merged with some other books in what is known today as 1 Enoch ( the Book of Enoch ) , and was made part of the Ethiopian Christian movement scriptural cannon , though by the seventh century it was rejected by Christian leaders from all other denominations as canonical scripture , and despite having been prevalent in Jewish and early Christian Apostolic traditions ( as well as the early Christian leaders writings ) the book just fell from academic and religious status in regards to the rest of the canonical scripture , resulting in the text not being found in most parts of the World , as it was forbidden , from 7th Century AD onwards . The list of Angels survived only as part of oral traditions that differed to one another depending on the geographical area that they were present , and thus many different lists of angels ( termed `` Archangels '' ) exist , but to different levels of acceptance . </P>
how many arch angels are in the bible
how many arch angels are in the bible
seven
seven