RLG202H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Babylonian Captivity, Pahlavi Scripts, Apocalypse
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Function of the story of the watchers in the text: It could be the metaphor for some historical event or condition, like: The wars fought after the death of alexander the macedonian, to control the near east. The violence that follows the watcher"s coming on the earth according to the text could be a metaphor for these wars. The situation of the jewish culture in the hellenistic times. In this period, judaism encountered foreign cultures and go to know new sciences and arts that part of the jewish community was suspicious of. The theme of the illicit knowledge given by the watchers to the humans could be a metaphor for this situation. These and the numerous other possible interpretations are not mutually exclusive. Regardless of the interpretations, though, we have to keep in mind that: The texts authors did not want its narration to be identified with a specific event or situation.
