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Enoch

Male given name

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Oct 17, 2025
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How does the Ethiopian Bible differ from the Western Christian Bible?

The analyses provided converge on a clear distinction: the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s biblical canon is , and it is historically tied to the Ge'ez language and ancient manuscript traditions....

Jan 20, 2026
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Which passages in 1 Enoch most directly contradict or extend New Testament teachings on angels and judgment?

The Book of 1 Enoch most directly intersects with New Testament angelology and eschatology in a handful of identifiable passages: the Watchers narrative (1 Enoch 6–8), the judicial imprisonment of fal...

Dec 12, 2025
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What unique content does the Ethiopian Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) include compared to Greek and Slavonic recensions?

The Ethiopian recension of 1 Enoch preserves the only complete surviving text of the work, retained in Geʽez and incorporated into the Ethiopian Orthodox canon, while Greek and Slavonic recensions sur...

Jan 24, 2026

How have modern scholars dated the different sections of 1 Enoch and what does that imply about its authorship?

Modern scholarship treats (First Enoch) not as a single ancient autograph but as a composite library of Jewish apocalyptic texts produced and redacted across the , with core portions composed between ...

Jan 20, 2026

What is the scholarly consensus on the date and compositional layers of 1 Enoch’s Parables (chs. 37–71) and their influence on Second Temple Judaism?

Scholars broadly agree that the Parables (1 Enoch 37–71) are a later, composite layer within the 1 Enoch corpus, likely crystallizing in the late first century BCE to early first century CE, and that ...

Jan 24, 2026

Which specific verses in Jude and 2 Peter parallel 1 Enoch, and what are the exact verbal links?

contains a near-verbatim citation of 1 Enoch 1:9, and several other passages in Jude and 2 Peter echo Enochic traditions about fallen angels, the Flood, and coming judgment; 2 Peter typically reworks ...

Feb 6, 2026

was Gilgamesh a nephilim?

is not identified as a in the primary texts: he is a semi-divine Sumerian king, part mortal and part god, whereas the Nephilim are a Hebrew term tied to Genesis traditions about "fallen ones" or giant...

Jan 29, 2026

What is the ‘Book of the Giants’ and how do its Qumran fragments change understanding of Enochic tradition?

is a fragmentary, non‑biblical ic work that expands the account of the and their offspring (the giants), portraying their dreams, crimes, and Enoch’s role as interpreter and intercessor; it survives i...