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Heavenly beings who sinned

The description of heavenly beings who sinned and were cast into pits or chains and kept in gloomy darkness until judgment, a tableau characteristic of the Watcher tradition in 1 Enoch.

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Which specific verses in Jude and 2 Peter parallel 1 Enoch, and what are the exact verbal links?

contains a near-verbatim citation of 1 Enoch 1:9, and several other passages in Jude and 2 Peter echo Enochic traditions about fallen angels, the Flood, and coming judgment; 2 Peter typically reworks ...