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082 0 4 _a229.913 H225
245 0 4 _aThe Watchers in Jewish and Christian traditions /
_cAngela Kim Harkins, Kelley Coblentz Bautch, and John C. Endres S.J., editors.
260 _aMinneapolis
_bFortress Press
_c2014
300 _axiii, 241 pages ;
_c23 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
520 _aLeading 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
630 0 0 _aEthiopic book of Enoch VI-XXXVI
_xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 0 0 _aBible.
_xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650 0 _aApocalyptic literature
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aAngels.
650 0 _aChristian literature, Early.
650 0 _aChristianity and other religions
_xJudaism.
650 0 _aJudaism
_xRelations
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aChurch history
_yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
700 1 _aHarkins, Angela Kim,
_d1973-
700 1 _aBautch, Kelley Coblentz.
700 1 _aEndres, John C.,
_d1946-
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