Jacques T. A. G. M. van Ruiten

The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions is an important collection of essays that should be of interest not only to scholars but to all educated non-specialists in the ways myths about the fallen angels have influenced the literature and imaginations of ancient Jewish and Christian communities. It explores the origins of the Watchers tradition in Mesopotamian lore, the discussions in the Hebrew Bible, and the enormous impact of the tradition in Second Temple Judaism (especially in 1 Enoch; Jubilees; and the Dead Sea Scrolls), the New Testament, early Christianity, and rabbinic Judaism.”