The Fall of the Angels Edited by Christoph Auffarth & Loren T. Stuckenbruck The fall of the angels is one of the biblical narrative which, above all in the history of the bible's reception, have developed an extraordinary effect: In the biblical canon they appear just as hints (Genesis 6; Isaiah 14; Apocalypse 12). Little concern for the text as well as a tradition and reception not covered by the canon makes the narrative grow and change considerably, as well as freely negotiate in the popular media of iconography, liturgy and theatre. As a completed narrative the fall of the angels appears only in the literature of the apocalyptic movement. The so-called Henoch tradition provides revelations about the cosmos and the secrets of Heaven and Earth. Through this mystery our present world is coded as a battle between good and evil. Christoph Auffarth is Professor of Comparative Religion at Bremen University, Germany. His main fields are Religions in Antiquity, especially Greek Religions and the Encounter if Religions in The Middle Ages (Crusades, Dialogues, Heresies). Loren T. Stuckenbruck is the B.F. Westcott Professor of Biblical Studies at University of Durham, United Kingdom. He has Published extensively on the fallen angels tradition in Early Judaism, the Dead Sea Scrolls and New Testament literature.