The myth of rebellious angels : studies in Second Temple Judaism and New Testament texts / Loren T. Stuckenbruck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stuckenbruck, Loren T., author.

Series:

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 335.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, 0512-1604 ; 335

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demonology.

Angels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen, [Germany] : Mohr Siebeck, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The mythical story of fallen angels preserved in 1 Enoch and related literature was influential during the Second Temple period. This myth, initially attested in the Enochic Book of Watchers and picked up in further parts of 1 Enoch , was received in writings composed in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek, and had a profound impact on streams of religious thought in the western and oriental world, as well as in Africa. This volume collects studies by Loren T. Stuckenbruck that explore aspects of this influence in some of the literature and demonstrate how it was reused and adapted to address new cu

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviation List""; ""Chapter One: Origins of Evil in Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition: The Interpretation of Genesis 6:1�4 in the Second and Third Centuries B. C. E""; ""Introduction""; ""A. Interpretive Possibilities in the Biblical Tradition""; ""B. The Euhemeristic Citations Preserved through Alexander Polyhistor""; ""C. The Early Enoch Tradition""; ""C.1. Book of Watchers (1 Enoch 1�36)""; ""C.2. Book of Giants""; ""C.3. Animal Apocalypse (1 Enoch 85�90)""

""C. General Profile of the Giants from the Early Enochic Traditions""""D. Conclusion""; ""Chapter Three: The Lamech Narrative in the Genesis Apocryphon (1QapGen) and 1 Enoch 106�107: A Tradition-Historical Study of Two Ancient Accounts about Noah�s Birth""; ""A. Introduction""; ""B. 1Q19 and 1Q19bis, 4Q534�536, and Genesis Apocryphon vi 1�5""; ""B.1. 1Q19 and 1Q19bis""; ""B.2. 4Q534�536""; ""B.3. Genesis Apocryphon vi 1�5""; ""C. Genesis Apocryphon (1Q20 ii � v 26) and Birth of Noah: An Overview and Comparison""; ""C.1. Lamech�s Initial Reaction to His Child""

""C.2. Marital Altercation""""C.3. Lamech�s Wife�s Name""; ""C.4. The Description of Lamech�s Child""; ""C.5. Designations for the Suspected Progenitor of Noah""; ""C.6. Lamech�s Consultation with Methuselah""; ""C.7. Methuselah�s Journey and Report to Enoch""; ""C.8. Enoch�s Explanation to Methuselah""; ""C.9. The Conclusion: Methuselah Brings Enoch�s Message back to Lamech""; ""D. Conclusion""; ""Chapter Four: Demonic Beings and the Dead Sea Scrolls""; ""A. Introduction""; ""B. Demonic Origins in the Enochic Tradition and Its Early Influence""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-16-153281-3

OCLC:

905860277