The Fall of the Angels /

The Fall of the Angels /

The fall of the angels is one of the biblical narratives which, above all in the history of the bible's reception, have developed an extraordinary effect: In the biblical canon they appear just as hints (Gen. 6; Isaiah 14; Apocalypse 12). Little concern for the text as well as a tradition and r...

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Other Authors: Stuckenbruck, Loren (Editor), Auffarth, Christoph (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2004.

Series: Themes in Biblical Narrative ; 6.
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.

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Demonology > History of doctrines.
Good and evil > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines.
Good and evil > Religious aspects > History of doctrines.

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Call Number: BL480

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Summary:The fall of the angels is one of the biblical narratives which, above all in the history of the bible's reception, have developed an extraordinary effect: In the biblical canon they appear just as hints (Gen. 6; Isaiah 14; Apocalypse 12). Little concern for the text as well as a tradition and reception not covered by the canon makes the narrative grow and change considerably, as well as freely negotiate in the popular media of iconography, liturgy and theatre. As a completed narrative the fall of the angels appears only in the literature of the apocalyptic movement. The so-called Henoch tradition provides revelations about the cosmos and the secrets of Heaven and Earth. Through this mystery our present world is coded as a battle between good and evil.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789047404330
9789004126688