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.

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Book of Giants canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish pseudepigraphon
Second Temple period text
ancient religious text
apocryphal work
adaptedBy Mani NERFINISHED
adaptedWithin Manichaean canon
associatedConcept Flood narrative
Nephilim
Watchers
apocalyptic literature
basedOn Genesis 6:1–4
containsCharacter Gilgamesh
Hahyah
Hobabis (Hobabish)
Ohyah NERFINISHED
Watchers (fallen angels)
linked to: The Watchers
dateOfComposition circa 3rd–1st century BCE
late Second Temple period
genre apocalyptic narrative
mythological narrative
influenceOn Manichaean cosmology
linked to: Manichaeism
language Aramaic
Middle Persian
Sogdian
Uyghur
linked to: Uyghur language
narrativeFocus deeds of the giants
downfall of the giants
giants before the Flood
offspring of fallen angels and human women
partOf Enochic literature
placeOfDiscovery Central Asia
Qumran
Turfan NERFINISHED
preservedIn Dead Sea Scrolls
Manichaean manuscript fragments
Qumran manuscripts
linked to: Dead Sea Scrolls
relatedWork Book of Enoch
linked to: 1 Enoch

Book of Watchers
religiousTradition Judaism
Manichaeism
scholarlyTopic Second Temple Judaism
development of demonology
origins of angelology
stateOfPreservation fragmentary
theme corruption of creation
cosmic violence
divine judgment
interpretation of visions
revelatory dreams

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Manichaeism religiousText Book of Giants
Living Gospel relatedWork Book of Giants