Book of Enoch

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic collection attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah.

Established Its earliest section, the Book of the Watchers, dates to around the third century BCE. Aramaic fragments were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran. The complete text survives in Ge'ez (Ethiopic).^[1] Established The Epistle of Jude (verses 14–15) quotes 1 Enoch 1:9. The book is part of the canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church but not of most other churches or of the Jewish Bible.^[2] Tradition / belief The Book of the Watchers tells how angels (the Watchers) descended, took human wives and taught forbidden arts, leading to the Flood.^[3] Established James Bruce brought Ethiopic manuscripts to Europe in 1773; Richard Laurence published the first English translation in 1821.^[4]

References

↑ R.H. Charles (trans.), The Book of Enoch (1917). SPCK ed.; public domain; sacred-texts.com.
↑ Jude 14–15, KJV (1611); Charles (1917), introduction.
↑ 1 Enoch 6–11, in Charles (1917).
↑ Charles (1917), introduction.

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[1] R.H. Charles (trans.), The Book of Enoch (1917). SPCK ed.; public domain; sacred-texts.com.

[2] Jude 14–15, KJV (1611); Charles (1917), introduction.

[3] 1 Enoch 6–11, in Charles (1917).

[4] Charles (1917), introduction.

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