Eupolemus on Post-Flood Giants, Babylon, and Astral Wisdom
Explore Eupolemus’ Hellenistic Jewish retelling of Genesis involving giants founding Babylon, Abraham teaching astronomy, and Enoch as the originator of astrology.
Explore Eupolemus’ Hellenistic Jewish retelling of Genesis involving giants founding Babylon, Abraham teaching astronomy, and Enoch as the originator of astrology.
Ida Fröhlich’s study reveals that Qumran Aramaic Enochic texts depict Nephilim as demon-like giants shaped by Mesopotamian influence, differing from Genesis 6’s brief account.
Darrin K. Schick’s 2024 paper “Evil Spirits And Demons: An In Depth Look At Why The Book Of Enoch Should Be Questioned” argues that 1 Enoch is a late, pseudepigraphal, non-canonical text that should never be used to build Christian doctrine—especially about demons, evil spirits, and the Nephilim in Genesis 6:1–4—and that Jude’s use of Enochic material does not change that. The paper is worth reading because it sharpens key questions about canon, authorship, and the limits of using Second Temple literature for interpreting Genesis 6.