The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions - Softcover

Kelley Coblentz Bautch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800699785 ISBN 13: 9780800699789

Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press, 2014

Synopsis

At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the "sons of God" who had intercourse with human women, producing a race of giants upon the earth. That verse sparked an explosion of cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Here leading scholars explore the contours of the Watchers traditions through history, tracing their development through the Enoch literature, Jubilees, and other early Jewish and Christian writings. This volume provides a lucid survey of current knowledge and interpretation of one of the most intriguing theological motifs of the Second Temple period.

About this title

About the Author:

Angela Kim Harkins is associate professor of religious studies at Fairfield University in Connecticut and in the Center for Judaic Studies. Kelley Coblentz Bautch is associate professor of religious studies at St. Edward s University. John C. Endres, S.J. is professor of sacred scripture at the Jesuit School of Theology and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.

About this edition

• Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0800699785
• ISBN 13: 9780800699789
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Angela Kim Harkins, Kelley Coblentz Bautch, John C. Endres