Ep. 61 - Is Prometheus a Watcher from the Book of Enoch?

What do Prometheus, the Watchers, fire, forbidden knowledge, and a dog-headed Christian have in common?

This week on Martyr’s Row, we begin with one of the strangest stories in early Christian literature: a monstrous dog-headed cannibal who encounters the apostles Andrew and Bartholomew, receives the gospel, and becomes a Christian. The story raises an unexpected question: what actually makes someone human?

Then we turn to Prometheus.

The ancient Greek myth tells of a heavenly being who steals fire and gives it to humanity. But this wasn't merely a story about a useful flame. Fire represented knowledge, craftsmanship, technology, civilization, and humanity's ability to transform the world.

And suddenly the story starts sounding strangely familiar.

We explore the parallels between Prometheus and the forbidden knowledge given to humanity by the Watchers in 1 Enoch, and ask whether the problem is knowledge itself—or what happens when humanity receives knowledge outside of God's intended order.

Is fire bad?

Or have we been asking the wrong question?

Let's find out!