Book of Enoch

[JoeMo]

I started reading the Book of Enoch (along with a commentary) recently.  I was interested because Jude quotes it and Peter alludes to it.  Evidently, it was very much respected in the time of Jesus and the apostolic church.  It reads like Revelation and Daniel on steroids!  Talks about the pre-flood world in much more detail.  It even has the names of the good angels and bad angels.  The name of the leader of the bad angel upon whom God puts all the penalty for human sin is Azazel.  Sound familiar?

Anyways, I was just curious if anyone else here has read it; and get their opinion on the authenticity of the book.

[Gregory Matthews]

The Book of Enoch may be read at:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/

hthttp://www.reluctant-messenger.com/1enoch01-60.htmtp://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/boe004.htm

http://www.scriptural-truth.com/stuff/BookOfEnoch.pdf

NOTE:  The above read slightly differently.  .

The following gives some of the background of the book:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Enoch

As the following says, (which came from wikipedia, The Book of Enoch is more than one work:

“Book of Enoch is any of several works that attribute themselves to the biblical figure Enoch, great-grandfather of Noah

Book of Enoch dates to the 2nd century BC or earlier, and survives in the Ge'ez language, with small portions also extant in Aramaic and Greek

Second Book of Enoch dates to the 1st century AD, and survives only in Old Church Slavonic

3 Enoch dates to the 5th century, and survives in Hebrew. “

 

[LifeHiscost]

I would answer that here but Stan asked us not to play politics or religion on this forum. Just trying to obey the rules, although there are reasons to be suspicious of certain books touted to be inspired.

God is Love!~Jesus saves! 

[Gregory Matthews]

Life:  In response to your post above, I have moved this thread to this section where you are welcome to address Theological issues.

However,  there are books that are not inspired that are of value.   In addition there are literary works that are inspired that are not included in the cannon of Scripture. 

[JoeMo]

Thanks, Gregory.  I didn't know if this was appropriate for the theological townhall or not, since the Books of Enoch are not officially recognized as scripture.  The fact they they are quoted (along with references to other historical/theological books) in the Bible is noteworthy when considering the source of their inspiration.  I ain't sayin' that the Books of Enoch are inspired; but I ain't sayin' they ain't inspired, either.  One problem I have with them is that they claim to be the writings of an antedeluvian saint; but the earliest manuscripts are from the 2nd century BC.  Nonetheless, they are an interesting and strange read.

[Gregory Matthews]

I do not say that you placing it was wrong.  I simply responded to Life who wanted to make a response that he believed would not be allowed where it had been placed.  So, I accommodated him.