The Watchers in Jewish and Christian traditions / Angela Kim Harkins, Kelley Coblentz Bautch, and John C. Endres S.J., editors. - Minneapolis Fortress Press 2014 - xiii, 241 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Leading scholars explore the tradition, rooted in Genesis 6, of "the Watchers," mysterious heavenly beings who became the focus of rich cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Chapters trace the development of the Watchers through the Enoch literature, Jubilees, and other early Jewish and Christian writings

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Ethiopic book of Enoch VI-XXXVI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
Angels.
Christian literature, Early.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

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