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 |
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| Book of Giants canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4180007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Giants Context triple: [Manichaeism, religiousText, Book of Giants]
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A.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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B.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
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C.
2 Enoch
2 Enoch, also known as Slavonic Enoch or the Book of the Secrets of Enoch, is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic text describing Enoch’s visionary journeys through multiple heavens and revelations about creation and divine mysteries.
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3 Enoch
3 Enoch is a late Jewish mystical text, also known as the Hebrew Book of Enoch, that elaborates on Enoch’s transformation into the angel Metatron and explores themes central to early Kabbalistic thought.
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E.
Book of the Watchers
The Book of the Watchers is an early Jewish apocalyptic work within 1 Enoch that narrates the descent of rebellious angels, their corruption of humanity, and the ensuing divine judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Giants Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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B.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
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C.
2 Enoch
2 Enoch, also known as Slavonic Enoch or the Book of the Secrets of Enoch, is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic text describing Enoch’s visionary journeys through multiple heavens and revelations about creation and divine mysteries.
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D.
3 Enoch
3 Enoch is a late Jewish mystical text, also known as the Hebrew Book of Enoch, that elaborates on Enoch’s transformation into the angel Metatron and explores themes central to early Kabbalistic thought.
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E.
Book of the Watchers
The Book of the Watchers is an early Jewish apocalyptic work within 1 Enoch that narrates the descent of rebellious angels, their corruption of humanity, and the ensuing divine judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish pseudepigraphon
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Second Temple period text ⓘ ancient religious text ⓘ apocryphal work ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Mani ⓘ |
| adaptedWithin | Manichaean canon ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Flood narrative
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Nephilim ⓘ Watchers ⓘ apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| basedOn | Genesis 6:1–4 ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Gilgamesh
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Hahyah ⓘ Hobabis (Hobabish) ⓘ Ohyah ⓘ Watchers (fallen angels) ⓘ
linked to:
The Watchers
|
| dateOfComposition |
circa 3rd–1st century BCE
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late Second Temple period ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic narrative
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mythological narrative ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Manichaean cosmology
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linked to:
Manichaeism
|
| language |
Aramaic
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Middle Persian ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Persian language
Sogdian ⓘ Uyghur ⓘ
linked to:
Uyghur language
|
| narrativeFocus |
deeds of the giants
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downfall of the giants ⓘ giants before the Flood ⓘ offspring of fallen angels and human women ⓘ |
| partOf | Enochic literature ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Central Asia
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Qumran ⓘ Turfan ⓘ
linked to:
Turpan
|
| preservedIn |
Dead Sea Scrolls
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Manichaean manuscript fragments ⓘ Qumran manuscripts ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Sea Scrolls
|
| relatedWork |
Book of Enoch
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linked to:
1 Enoch
Book of Watchers ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Watchers
|
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
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Manichaeism ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
Second Temple Judaism
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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 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Book of Giants Description of subject: 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.
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