The Fall of the Angels.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (313 pages)
- Themes in Biblical Narrative Series ; v.6 .
- Themes in Biblical Narrative Series .
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Nephilim were on the Earth: Genesis 6:1& -- #8211 -- 4 and its Ancient Near Eastern Context -- Remember the Titans! -- The Downfall of Helel, the Son of Dawn: Aspects of Royal Ideology in Isa 14:12& -- #8211 -- 13 -- The Origins of Evil in Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition: The Interpretation of Genesis 6:1& -- #8211 -- 4 in the Second and Third Centuries B.C.E. -- The Down-throw of the Dragon in Revelation 12 and the Down-fall of God's Enemy -- The Demonic Demiurge in Gnostic Mythology -- Die Engelsturzmotive des Umm al-Kit& -- #257 -- b. Untersuchungen zur Trägerschaft eines synkretistischen Werkes der häretischen Schia -- Black Sabbath Masses: Fictitious Rituals and Real Inquisitions -- Angels on Earth and Forgers in Heaven: A Debate in the High Middle Ages Concerning Their Fall and Ascension -- Zur narrativen Plausibilität des Bösen -- Das Böse. Systematische Überlegungen im Horizont des christlichen Wirklichkeitsverständnisses -- The Invisible Made Visible: Glimpses of an Iconography of the Fall of Angels -- List of illustrations -- Index of ancient texts.
Fall of the Angels focuses on a biblical tradition whose significance has been recognised, elaborated and explored in literature and art outside the Bible. Its extensive influence on religion and culture during the last two millenia is reflected in the wide variety of interpretations of this tradition among communities as they came to terms with religious identity in the face of opposition.