Watchers Traditions in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Updated by: 
Neta Rozenblit
Research notes: 
NR\Reader checked\10/02/2015
Reference type: 
Book section
Author(s): 
Thomas, Samuel
year: 
2014
Full title: 

Watchers Traditions in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions
Editor(s): 
Harkins, Angela Kim
Coblentz Bautch, Kelley
Endres, John C.
Place of Publication: 
Minneapolis
Publisher: 
Augsburg Fortress
Pages: 
137-150
Work type: 
Essay/Monograph
Abstract: 

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 a wealth 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.

URL: 
http://store.fortresspress.com/store/productgroup/654/The-Watchers-in-Jewish-and-Christian-Traditions
Label: 
10/03/2014
Record number: 
97 603