Drawnel, Henryk2024-10-182024-10-182013The Biblical Annals, 2013, T. 3, nr 2, s. 285-307.2083-22222451-2168https://theo-logos.pl/handle/123456789/22076The literary pattern of Asael’s punishment in the Enochic myth (1 En. 10,4-8) does not seem to originate in biblical literature or Greek mythology. It is far more probable that Babylonian anti-witchcraft literature provides the proper background for most of the elements in that literary pattern. The Jewish composer who lived in Mesopotamia in Late Babylonian period treated Asael and other Watchers as warlocks against whom some elements of exorcistic rituals have to be applied. The elimination of Asael and other Watchers from the earthly realm paved the way for the Jewish context of knowledge transmission, exemplified by Enoch and his insight into the structure of the world, revealed to him by angels faithful to the God of Israel.plCC-BY - Uznanie autorstwamezopotamska literatura zwalczająca czarną magięliteratura mezopotamskaczarna magiamagiaAsaelKsięga Henocha1 Henoch 10apokryfksięgi apokryficzneStary Testamentksięgi apokryficzne Starego TestamentubiblistykaPismo ŚwięteBibliaegzegezaegzegeza ksiąg apokryficznychMesopotamian literature combating black magicMesopotamian anti-witchcraft literatureMesopotamian literatureblack magicmagicBook of Henoch1 Enoch 10apocryphaapocryphal booksOld Testamentapocryphal books of the Old Testamentbiblical studiesBibleexegesisexegesis of apocryphal booksArticle