TY - BOOK AU - Reed,Annette Yoshiko ED - NetLibrary, Inc. TI - Fallen angels and the history of Judaism and Christianity: the reception of Enochic literature SN - 9780511345227 (electronic bk.) AV - BS1830.E7 R43 2005eb U1 - 229/.913 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Ethiopic book of Enoch VI-XXXVI KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Genesis KW - Livre d'Hénoch (éthiopien) KW - VI-XXXVI KW - Critique, interprétation, etc KW - A.T KW - Genèse KW - Apocalyptic literature KW - History and criticism KW - Angels KW - Christian literature, Early KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Judaism KW - Relations KW - Christianity KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Littérature apocalyptique KW - Histoire et critique KW - Anges KW - Littérature chrétienne primitive KW - Christianisme KW - Judaïsme KW - Église KW - Histoire KW - ca 30-600 (Église primitive) KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-296) and indexes; Angelic descent and apocalyptic epistemology : the teachings of Enoch and the fallen angels in the Book of the watchers -- From scribalism to sectarianism : the angelic descent myth and the social settings of Enochic pseudepigraphy -- Primeval history and the problem of evil : Genesis, the Book of the watchers, and the fallen angels in pre-Rabbinic Judaism -- The parting of the ways? : Enoch and the fallen angels in Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity -- Demonology and the construction of Christian identity : approaches to illicit angelic instruction among proto-Orthodox Christians -- The interpenetration of Jewish and Christian traditions : the exegesis of Genesis and the marginalization of Enochic literature -- The apocalyptic roots of Merkabah mysticism? : the reemergence of Enochic traditions in Rabbinic Judaism -- Epilogue; Electronic reproduction; Boulder, Colo.; NetLibrary; 2007; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries UR - http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=208629 ER -