Book of Giants
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The Book of Giants is an ancient apocryphal work, preserved in fragments and adapted within Manichaeism, that recounts the deeds and downfall of gigantic offspring of fallen angels and humans before the biblical Flood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Giants canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish pseudepigraphon
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Second Temple period text ⓘ ancient religious text ⓘ apocryphal work ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Mani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedWithin | Manichaean canon ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Flood narrative
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Nephilim ⓘ Watchers ⓘ apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| basedOn | Genesis 6:1–4 ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Gilgamesh
ⓘ
Hahyah ⓘ Hobabis (Hobabish) ⓘ Ohyah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Watchers ⓘ
surface form:
Watchers (fallen angels)
|
| dateOfComposition |
circa 3rd–1st century BCE
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late Second Temple period ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic narrative
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mythological narrative ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Manichaeism
ⓘ
surface form:
Manichaean cosmology
|
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Middle Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Persian
Sogdian ⓘ Uyghur language ⓘ
surface form:
Uyghur
|
| narrativeFocus |
deeds of the giants
ⓘ
downfall of the giants ⓘ giants before the Flood ⓘ offspring of fallen angels and human women ⓘ |
| partOf | Enochic literature ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Qumran ⓘ Turfan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Dead Sea Scrolls
ⓘ
Manichaean manuscript fragments ⓘ Dead Sea Scrolls ⓘ
surface form:
Qumran manuscripts
|
| relatedWork |
1 Enoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Enoch
Book of the Watchers ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Watchers
|
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
ⓘ
Manichaeism ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
Second Temple Judaism
ⓘ
development of demonology ⓘ origins of angelology ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation | fragmentary ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption of creation
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cosmic violence ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ interpretation of visions ⓘ revelatory dreams ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.