The Book of Enoch
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch), translated by R. H. Charles (1917). An ancient Jewish apocalyptic text ascribed to Enoch, seventh from Adam. It expands on Genesis, detailing the fall of the Watchers, journeys through heaven and earth, parables, astronomy, and the final judgement.
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📘 About This Book
Purpose
To encourage the righteous, explain the origin of evil, and reveal divine secrets and the coming judgement.
Audience
The faithful remnant of Israel
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Did You Know?
- The most influential non-canonical Jewish text in the Second Temple period.
- Preserved in full only in Ethiopic; fragments in Aramaic at Qumran.
- Contains the earliest developed 'Son of Man' messianic figure in Jewish literature.