But some theologians in the middle ages were seriously intrigued by that question—and many other interesting enigmas like it. Prior to the Reformation, practically every imaginable question about angels was a subject of debate at one point or another. Nineteenth-century Baptist theologian Augustus Strong pointed out that in medieval theology, “even the excrements of angels were subjects of discussion, for if there was ‘angels’ food’ (Ps. 78:25), and if angels ate (Gen. 18:8), it was argued that we