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The Book of Enoch
Dating
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Antediluvian era (pre-flood)
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Reference point: Quoted in Book of Jude, influenced early Jewish and Christian thought
Signifcance
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Foundational apocalyptic text
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Details angelic interactions
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Expands Genesis narrative
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Influences later literature
Discovery
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Complete text preserved in Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
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Dead Sea Scroll fragments (Aramaic)
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Greek fragments found
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Quoted in Book of Jude
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Early church fathers reference it
Transmission
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Through Ethiopian Church
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Via Greek translations
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Dead Sea Scroll preservation
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Early church usage
Language / Translation
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Original language: Aramaic
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Main version in Ethiopic
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Greek translations existed
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Fragments in Latin
Genre
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Apocalyptic vision
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Heavenly journey
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Prophetic revelation
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Astronomical treatise
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Historical apocalypse
Content
The text divides into five major sections: The Book of Watchers (1-36), The Book of Parables (37-71), The Astronomical Book (72-82), The Book of Dreams (83-90), and The Epistle of Enoch (91-108). Each section provides unique revelations about heavenly mysteries, moral instruction, and eschatological prophecies.
Commentary
Please stay away from 3 Enoch (Sefer Hekhalot) its a desperate attempt of the adversary to distract from 1 & 2 Enoch
