The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions

Author： Harkins   Angela Kim  

Publisher： Fortress Press‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: 9781451465136

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780800699789

Subject： B971.1 Old Testament

Keyword： 宗教

Language： ENG

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The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions

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At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the "sons of God" who had intercourse with human women, producing a race of giants upon the earth. That verse sparked an explosion of cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Here leading scholars explore the contours of the Watchers traditions through history, tracing their development through the Enoch literature, Jubilees, and other early Jewish and Christian writings. This volume provides a lucid survey of current knowledge and interpretation of one of the most intriguing theological motifs of the Second Temple period.

Chapter

The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions

Dedication

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Origins and Biblical Discussions of the Fallen Angels

Mesopotamian Elements and the Watchers Traditions

The Watchers Traditions and Gen 6:1-4 (MT and LXX)

Symbolic Resistance in the Book of the Watchers

The Enochic Watchers Traditions and Deuterocanonical Literature

Watchers Traditions in the Catholic Epistles

‘Because of the Angels’: Paul and the Enochic Traditions

The Watchers Traditions in 1 Enoch 6–16: The Fall of Angels and the Rise of Demons

Second Temple Developments

The Watchers Traditions in the Book of the Watchers and the Animal Apocalypse

The Watchers Traditions in the Book of Jubilees

Watchers Traditions in the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Watchers Traditions in 1 Enoch’s Book of Parables

Reception in Early Christianity and Early Judaism

The Descent of the Watchers and its Aftermath According to Justin Martyr

Cain the Giant: Watchers Traditions in the Life of Adam and Eve

The Watchers Traditions in Targum and Midrash

Index of Names

Index of Biblical References and Ancient Literature

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