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The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch; Hebrew: סֵפֶר חֲנוֹךְ, Sēfer Ḥănōḵ; Ge'ez: መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ, Maṣḥafa Hēnok) is an ancient Hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to the patriarch Enoch who was the father of Methuselah and the great-grandfather of Noah.
The Book of Enoch (also known as 1 Enoch) was once cherished by Jews and Christians alike, this book later fell into disfavor with powerful theologians - precisely because of its controversial statements on the nature and deeds of the
Sep 13, 2023 · The book of Enoch is an ancient Hebrew apocalyptic religious text. There are three books of Enoch, their contents discussing demons, giants, angels, and why the flood was morally necessary. None of the books of Enoch are included in the traditional Christian Bible. For this article’s purposes, we will focus on the first book of Enoch.
The Book of Enoch, written during the second century B.C.E., is one of the most important non-canonical apocryphal works, and probably had a huge influence on early Christian, particularly Gnostic, beliefs.
Jun 18, 2024 · First Book of Enoch, pseudepigraphal work (not included in any canon of scripture) whose only complete extant version is an Ethiopic translation of a previous Greek translation made from the original Hebrew or Aramaic. It is a compilation of several separate works, most of which are apocalyptic.
The Book of Enoch from The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament. R.H. Charles Oxford: The Clarendon Press, online
ENOCH, BOOKS OF ē’ nək. A number of pseudepigraphic writings ascribed to Enoch the son of Jared and father of Methuselah ( Gen 5:18 ff.).
Dec 12, 2022 · The Book of Enoch is one of the most well-known examples of biblical Apocrypha, being an ancient Hebrew text dealing with the apocalypse, demons, angels and the Nephilim.
As Aramaic fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls show, the astronomical book entitled “The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries” (chapters 72–82) is in the present form abbreviated in the Book of Enoch. All these astronomical mysteries were shown to Enoch by the angel Uriel.
It is the earliest extant example of an apocalyptic blend of Israelite prophetic and wisdom theologies best known from the Book of Daniel, and it witnesses the variety within Israelite religion in the Greco-Roman period. Two myths shape the Book of Enoch.
