(1) All the elements of Genesis 6:1–4 can be accounted for in Mesopotamian material relating to precisely the same context—the great Flood. (2) These parallels were preserved in the Second Temple Jewish book known as 1 Enoch. (3) The elements in the 1 Enoch story of the sin of the Watchers that are not found directly in Genesis 6:1–4 may nevertheless be entirely consistent with Genesis 6:1–4. (4) New Testament writers like Peter and Jude should not be criticized for their attention to 1 Enoch in
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