Magic, Sorcery, and Myth in Jewish Pseudepigraphic Literature (The Ethiopic Book of Enoch)

The first part of the Ethiopic book of Enoch (ch. 1-36) is generally called the Book of Watchers. It begins with a description of the creation of the world, then continues with the story of the Watchers, whose sin – the relationship with the daughters of men, or rather the deeds of the giants born from these relationships – provokes the punishment of the Flood. The article provides an analysis of this book, based on its Qumran fragments.