The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions:

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CONTENTS Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 Part I. Part I. Origins and Biblical Discussions of the Fallen Angels Origins and Biblical Discussions of the Fallen Angels Mesopotamian Elements and the Watchers Traditions Ida Fröhlich 1. 11 The Watchers Traditions and Gen 6:1-4 (MT and LXX) Chris Seeman 2. 25 Symbolic Resistance in the Book of the Watchers Anathea Portier-Young 3. 39 The Enochic Watchers Traditions and Deuterocanonical Literature Jeremy Corley 4. 51 Watchers Traditions in the Catholic Epistles Eric F . Mason 5. 69 ‘Because of the Angels’: Paul and the Enochic Traditions Scott M. Lewis, S.J. 6. 81 The Watchers Traditions in 1 Enoch 6–16: The Fall of Angels and the Rise of Demons Kevin Sullivan 7. 91 Part II. Part II. Second Temple Developments Second Temple Developments The Watchers Traditions in the Book of the Watchers and the Animal Apocalypse Karina Martin Hogan 8. 107 The Watchers Traditions in the Book of Jubilees John C. Endres, S.J. 9. 121 vii Watchers Traditions in the Dead Sea Scrolls Samuel Thomas 10. 137 The Watchers Traditions in 1 Enoch’s Book of Parables Leslie Baynes 11. 151 Part III. Part III. Reception in Early Christianity and Early Judaism Reception in Early Christianity and Early Judaism The Descent of the Watchers and its Aftermath According to Justin Martyr Randall D. Chesnutt 12. 167 Cain the Giant: Watchers Traditions in the Life of Adam and Eve Silviu N. Bunta 13. 181 The Watchers Traditions in Targum and Midrash Joshua Ezra Burns 14. 199 Index of Names 217 Index of Biblical References and Ancient Literature 223 viii ...