Roots of Apocalyptic: The Mesopotamian Background of the Enoch Figure and of the Son of Man

according accordingly Adapa Akkadian ANET3 angels antediluvian Anzu-bird apkallu's apocalyptic Aramaic Assyrian Astronomical Book Atra-Hasis Babylonian background basic Ben Sira Berossos Book of Daniel Book of Jubilees Book of Watchers Books of Enoch composer connection context corresponds Death-Dream described divine dream earth Enkidu Enmeduranki Enochic traditions Epic Ereshkigal eschatological Ethiopic Ezek Ezra 13 figure Flood story fragments Gattung Genesis giants Gilgamesh gods Greek heaven heavenly Hebrew hero holy ideal king imagery interpretation išten Jahwistic Jewish Jubilees judgement King List kingship Lambert material meaning Mesopotamian traditions Milik monsters motif mythical mythology myths Nabonidus nefilim Nergal nether world Noah Old Testament op.cit origin parallel pattern Persian Poem of Erra Priestly source primeval catastrophe prophecy Pseudo-Eupolemus Qumran rebel king seems sequence similar Sippar Soden Sumerian tablets throne translation Uanadapa Ugaritic underworld Uriel verb visionary Watcher story wisdom word Ziusudra