The Book of Enoch?

Question

What of the book of Enoch?

I know next to nothing about it.

Answer 1

No book of Enoch, not that is a reliable scripture. If it were it would be in the Bible.

Answer 2

The Book of Enoch is said to have been written by Enoch himself, son of Jared (not to be confused with Enoch, son of Cain): many who attribute divine origin to the book stress this specific pedigree, through Noah.

Although most Western Christians disagree with this authorship, there has always been an interest in its teaching and it forms a part of the canon accepted by the Ethiopian Orthodox and Coptic churches. It was 'rediscovered' by Europe in the 17th Century and describes the fall of the Watchers, who are considered fathers of the Giant 'Nephilim' (briefly mentioned in Genesis 6:1-4).

Enochianism, and the magickal system developed by Kelly and Dee, do not directly relate, but the concept of angelic intercession and communication has been a part of Christian history for a long time (as with the heretical worship of angels in 'angelism').

The text stands outside of common scripture, but is an interesting look at an Old Testament style perspective on God and the angelic intelligences.

Answer 3

Jude (the brother of Jesus) quotes from the apocryphal Book of Enoch (Jude 14) The Book was respected in early New Testament times but for one reason or another was not accepted into the canon of biblical books.

Answer 4

It is pure bull -**** and a waste of time. I read the introduction and some of the content. Giants 300 cubits tall, 450 feet high , Really? that is the size of 1 1/2 football fields long in chapter 8 of the Book of Enoch. .Read the Scriptures for in them you will have eternal life.

Answer 5

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. Filled with hallucinatory visions of heaven and hell, angels and devils, Enoch introduced concepts such as fallen angels, the appearance of a Messiah, Resurrection, a Final Judgement, and a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. Interspersed with this material are quasi-scientific digressions on calendrical systems, geography, cosmology, astronomy, and meteorology


you can read the whole book on sacred-texts

Answer 6

The Book of Enoch is a book like Luke, John, etc. It tells of the fall or banishment of the Angles that rebeled against God. as Lucifier, Azazel, etc. they came down to earth and married earth women and taught them how to use makeup and war and lots of other things. Their offspring were mostly giants.

Answer 7

maximum Biblical pupils evaluate the artwork to be pseudo-pygripha... meaning it develop into written by potential of neither. The earliest existent copies of the artwork seem to this point it to around 200bc...this could do away with the two of the Enochs listed contained in the scriptures.

Answer 8

There are so many 'books' found and read. Men came together, prayed and put together what we call the bible... using the best, most relevant ones they could see. Catholic bible....has 5(?) more books....but protestants (I believe) did not think they agreed with the other main books or were just a rehash of what has been told. I have an heirloom Catholic Bible somewhere....it is great looking, wonderful binding. Should be in someones library

Answer 9

That Book was banished and burned and ripped up and lost. Until a couple of hundred years ago....then a Scotsman went to Ethiopia and picked up a few copies. There is a few good sites on the 'net explaining all this and more.

Answer 10

Genesis 5:18-24 [18] Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch. [19] After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. [20] So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. [21] Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. [22] After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. [23] So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. [24] And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.