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==== - '''Literary and mythological context''' The Book of Watchers (chapters 1–36) portrays angels descending, mating with humans, and teaching forbidden knowledge—exaggerating briefly hinted Genesis 6 themes academia.edu<ref>{{cite web|title=academia.edu|url=https://www.academia.edu/62587702/THE_FALLEN_ANGELS_IN_THE_BOOK_OF_1_ENOCH_RECONSIDERED|publisher=academia.edu|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>en.wikipedia.org<ref>{{cite web|title=en.wikipedia.org|url=https://literaryinklings.com/why-stay-away-from-the-book-of-enoch-understanding-its-issues/|publisher=literaryinklings.com|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>. Scholars interpret this through lenses like “monster theory,” suggesting these stories served symbolic functions—marking chaos or defining community identity—rather than literal historical accounts cupola.gettysburg.edu<ref>{{cite web|title=cupola.gettysburg.edu|url=https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/1047/|publisher=cupola.gettysburg.edu|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>. ====
* Cultural influences Studies show these narratives draw heavily from Greek, Hurrian, and Mesopotamian mythologies. One detailed analysis of the fallen angels’ names argues 1 Enoch may reflect anti-Babylonian polemics, reworking Mesopotamian mythology in Jewish apocalyptic terms bibleanalysis.org<ref>{{cite web|title=bibleanalysis.org|url=https://www.academia.edu/62587702/THE_FALLEN_ANGELS_IN_THE_BOOK_OF_1_ENOCH_RECONSIDERED|publisher=academia.edu|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>.