Enoch from antiquity to the Middle Ages. Volume I, Sources from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / John Reeves and Annette Yoshiko Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reeves, John C., author.

Reed, Annette Yoshiko, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enoch (Biblical figure)--Sources.

Enoch.

Ethiopic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Ethiopic book of Enoch.

Patriarchs (Bible)--Early works to 1800.

Patriarchs (Bible).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 403 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This volume provides a comprehensive set of core references to '1 Enoch'. It shows that the rich afterlives of Enochic texts and traditions can be studied more thoroughly by scholars of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity as well as by scholars of late antique and medieval religions.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

1 Stock Epithets and Cross-Cultural Cognomens

2 Enoch as Culture Hero

3 Enoch’s Roles in Human Society

4 Enoch’s Interactions with Angels

5 Enoch’s Escape from Death

6 Enoch’s Association or Equation with Other Figures

7 The Books of Enoch and their Reputation

rBibliography

Index of Citations

Index of Scriptural and Parascriptural Characters

Index of Angels, Deities, Demons, Epic, and Mythological Characters

Index of Ancient and Medieval Scholars, Teachers, Authors, and Tradents

Index of Ancient and Medieval Book or Story Titles

Index of Modern Authors

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 27, 2018).

ISBN:

0-19-254020-3

0-19-178768-X