been preserved. The older verses contain the names of El and Elyon, and their subject matter is plainly mythological. It is the judgment by the God of Israel upon the wicked angels. The part of the poem that has been suppressed must, among other things, have stated the sin for which the angels were punished. Thus far Dr. Morgenstern’s analysis seems to be correct beyond question. But he has indulged in some other conjectures which are less convincing.8 What, says Dr. Morgenstern, was the sin of the