First Enoch 8 and the origins of civilization
Several recent interpretations of Watchers have read the texts depictions of the ante-diluvian past as an attempt to project onto the ancient world the authors contemporary experiences of violence, often emphasizing resistance to empire. While it is possible to read the violence of the giants as a c...
Subtitles: | Theme section / Sezione monografica: Angels, watchers, giants reimagined in early Judaism, Christianity and Islam |
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Ed. Morcelliana
2019
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In: |
Henoch
Year: 2019, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 188-203 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Enoch 8
/ Civilization
/ Hellenism
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RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |