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Second Temple Period

The period of Jewish history from 515 BCE to 70 CE, during which the Second Temple in Jerusalem was standing.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Which theological or cosmological concepts appear only in the Ethiopic Enoch and influence later Jewish and Christian literature?

The preserves a constellation of theological and cosmological motifs—most notably a developed Son of Man/Parables tradition, an expanded fallen‑angel (Watchers) myth, a systematic cosmic/astronomical ...

Jan 12, 2026
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What manuscripts and dating evidence support unique Ethiopian readings of 1 Enoch?

The unique Ethiopian witness to 1 Enoch rests on a dense medieval manuscript tradition in Geʽez (Ethiopic) — the only surviving complete versions — combined with fragmentary Aramaic and Greek evidence...

Feb 2, 2026

How did 1 Enoch and Jubilees influence early Christianity and why were they excluded from most Western canons?

exercised disproportionate cultural and theological influence on Jewish and Christian apocalyptic imagination in the and into , informing angelology, eschatology, and even specific language (for examp...

Jan 29, 2026

How did the Ethiopian Orthodox Church preserve 1 Enoch and why is it canonical there?

n Orthodox Tewahedo Church preserved largely by keeping complete Geʽez manuscripts in its monastic and church treasuries over centuries, making the Ethiopian tradition the principal carrier of the ful...

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