What is the Book of Enoch?

The Book of Enoch is one of the most remarkable texts of the ancient world, an apocalyptic work attributed to Enoch, the seventh patriarch from Adam and great-grandfather of Noah. It describes his journeys through the heavens, his encounters with the fallen Watchers, and the visions of judgment revealed to him by the archangels (Book Overview - The Book of Enoch (overview)).

Composed of five distinct sections spanning 108 chapters, the text explores the corruption of humanity by rebellious angels, the astronomical secrets of creation, prophetic parables of the coming Elect One, and a sweeping vision of history from the beginning to the final age. It survives complete only in Ge'ez (Ethiopic) and is canonical scripture in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (About - About the Enoch Archive: The Texts).

Preserved primarily in the Ge'ez language by the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, it profoundly influenced early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic thought. The books themselves are presented as physical writings composed by Enoch during and after his heavenly journeys, records of astronomical knowledge, prophetic visions, and moral instruction entrusted to Methuselah (Sacred Objects - Sacred Objects: The Books of Enoch).