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    This document provides a summary and analysis of the geography described in 1 Enoch 17-19. It begins with an introduction explaining the context and purpose of the study. The main body of the document then describes the geography in 1 Enoch 17-19 through 4 sections. Each section breaks down the different locations described, including the Mountain of God, great darkness, seven mountains, and prison of the stars. Comparisons are made to other ancient Jewish, Near Eastern, and Greek traditions. The conclusion discusses the results and significance of the geography within the larger context of 1 Enoch and early Jewish theology.

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    A STUDY

    OF THE GEOGRAPHY
    O F l ENOCH 17-19
    "No One Has Seen What I Have Seen"

    BY

    KELLEY COBLENTZ BAUTCH

    BRILL
    LEIDEN • BOSTON
    2003
    CONTENTS

    List of Tables xi
    List of Figures xi
    Acknowledgements xiii
    Abbreviations xv

    Preface: Geography in the Otherworldly Journeys of


    Enoch 1

    SECTION ONE
    PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS
    A. The Pericope in Its Setting: Chapters 17-19 within
    the Book of the Watchers 13
    B. Redactional Considerations 17
    C. The Literary Form of 1 Enoch 17-19 24

    SECTION TWO
    DESCRIPTION O F T H E GEOGRAPHY
    O F 1 E N O C H 17-19
    Overview of Section 2 33
    Translation of 1 Enoch 17-19 34
    Synopsis 36
    I. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 17:1—3:
    The Mountain of God and Place of the Luminaries 41
    . A. 1 Enoch 17:1 41
    B. 1 Enoch 17:2 49
    C. 1 Enoch 17:3 66
    D. The Mountain of God and Place of the Luminaries
    in the North 68
    II. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 17:4—8:
    The Great Darkness and Waterways 70
    A. 1 Enoch 17:4 70
    B. 1 Enoch 17:5 82
    Vlll CONTENTS

    C. 1 Enoch 17:6 84
    D. 1 Enoch 17:7 90
    E. 1 Enoch 17:8 95
    F. The Realm of the Dead in the West 97
    III. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 18:1-9:
    The Four Winds and the Seven Mountains 99
    A. 1 Enoch 18:1-5 99
    B. 1 Enoch 18:6 107
    C. 1 Enoch 18:7 116
    D. 1 Enoch 18:8 120
    E. Circuitous Journey of the Winds and Seven
    Mountains in the South 125
    IV. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 18:9-19:3:
    The Prison of the Stars and Angels 127
    A. 1 Enoch 18:9 127
    B. 1 Enoch 18:10 128
    C. 1 Enoch 18:11 129
    D. 1 Enoch 19:1-2 131
    E. 1 Enoch 18:12 141
    F. 1 Enoch 18:13-16 143
    G. 1 Enoch 19:3 151
    H. The Place of Imprisonment in the East 154
    I. Summation of the Description of the Geography of
    1 Enoch 17-19 155

    SECTION THREE
    MAKING SENSE OF THE GEOGRAPHY
    OF 1 ENOCH 17-19
    Overview of Section 3 159
    I. Putting It All Together: Mapping the World of
    1 Enoch 17-19 160
    A. Mental Mapping 160
    B. Grelot's Map 162
    C. Milik's Map 167
    D. Stock-Hesketh's Map 176
    E. An Alternative Map for 1 Enoch 17-19 184
    CONTENTS IX

    II. Comparable Geographical Data and Parallels in


    Israelite and Jewish Traditions 191
    A. Mental Mapping and Sources of Information 191
    B. The Astronomical Book 199
    C. Traditions from the Hebrew Bible 206
    D. Summary of Chapter and Conclusions 230
    III. Comparable Geographical Data and Parallels in
    Ancient Near Eastern and Greek Traditions 231
    A. Traditions from the Ancient Near East 231
    B. Greek Traditions 238
    C. Summary of the Chapter and Conclusions 253
    IV. Cosmology and Geography in the Enochic Corpus
    and in Second Temple Period and Late Antique
    Traditions 258
    A. Cosmology and the Enochic Corpus 258
    B. Cosmology and Geography in Jewish and
    Christian Works of the Second Temple Period
    and Late Antiquity 265
    C. Summary of the Chapter and Conclusions 272

    SECTION FOUR
    CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY OF THE
    GEOGRAPHY OF 1 ENOCH 17-19
    A. Summary of Results 277
    B. 1 Enoch 17-19 in Context 279
    C. The Theology of 1 Enoch 17-19 287
    D. Excursus: Law and the Enochic Community 289

    Appendix: Text Critical Issues 300


    Bibliography 305

    Index of Authors 313


    Index of Ancient Sources 316

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