About the Enoch Archive

A free, open-access platform for reading, listening to, and exploring the Book of Enoch and related ancient texts. No ads, no accounts, no paywalls.

Official site: enocharchive.com

What Is This?

The Enoch Archive is an independent project dedicated to making the Book of Enoch and its related traditions accessible to modern readers. The ancient text — attributed to Enoch, great-grandfather of Noah — describes the fall of the Watchers, celestial journeys through the heavens, and apocalyptic visions of judgment and renewal.

This site presents the text alongside deeply cross-linked explorations of its characters, places, prophecies, themes, symbols, and more — all interconnected so you can navigate the ancient world Enoch describes.

How to Use

  • Read — Open any section and chapter. Use arrow keys to navigate between chapters.
  • Listen — Every chapter has full audio narration with verse-synced playback.
  • Animate — Immersive fullscreen mode with ambient music and dynamic visuals as the text is read aloud.
  • Explore — Browse interconnected dimensions: characters, places, prophecies, battles, dreams, symbols, and more.
  • Search — Find any passage, keyword, or topic across the entire archive.
  • Dark Mode — Designed for dark mode by default. Toggle to light if preferred.

The Text

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) is an ancient text preserved primarily in Ge'ez (Ethiopic). It is considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and is referenced in other ancient traditions. The text presented here is in the public domain.

The five major sections of the Book of Enoch are: the Book of the Watchers, the Book of Parables (Similitudes), the Astronomical Book, the Book of Dreams, and the Epistle of Enoch.

Technology

Built with Node.js, Express, and EJS. All text data is bundled as JSON — no external database required. Hosted on Fly.io with media served from Cloudflare R2 CDN. Artwork generated with xAI Grok Imagine. Audio narration generated with xAI text-to-speech.

No accounts. No ads. No tracking cookies. All personal data (bookmarks, reading progress) stays in your browser's local storage.

Copyright & Licensing

  • Ancient texts — Public domain.
  • Original content (summaries, notes, design) — © Keith Adler, MIT License.
  • AI-generated images & audio — For personal/educational use within this site.

For full details, see our Copyright & Legal Notices page.

This site is an independent project. It is not affiliated with any religious organization, academic institution, or commercial publisher.