Wonderful, but a little embarassing...

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	• The Book of Enoch (Forgotten Books) R.H. Charles Forgotten Books, 2007 - 263 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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Wonderful, but a little embarassing...

The book of Enoch obviously had a dramatic influence on the development of the New Testament. It is quoted directly as a "prophecy" by Jude, one of the brothers of Jesus of Nazareth. It explains references in the Epistle of Peter about angels chained in darkness, it has numerous word for word parallels with sayings of Jesus. There can be no doubt it was believed upon by the first Messianic Jews, otherwise known as "primitive Christians". It inspired them to reject racism, accept gentiles into the congregation and High Holy days, and to replace the condemnation of death penalty under the Torah with social ostracism and forgiveness for those willing to live by the rules. All of this was made possible by the pre-existant Messiah from Daniel 7 greatly elaborated in the Book of Enoch, along with the Lake of Fire for unbelievers, and details on the duties of specific angels. The Book of Enoch also explains the origins of human warfare, makeup and the fashion industry, astrology, abortion and murder for personal gain. It is obviously a vital *prerequisite* to understanding the confessions of the New Testament. The EMBARASSING part -- weather is explained by angels dropping hail from holes in the dome above the sky, and the Sun is said pass from a hole in the wall East of the world and land in a fire put on the West side until the next day. In fact, it says that stars are angels and graphically depicts one being tortured for failing to fly his circle in the night sky correctly. There are cases that only the first 16 chapters are authentic, which contains the direct quote from Jude, the Lord's brother. But still... other essential themes from the New Testament unfortunately inherit the blatant scientific ignorance, there is no avoiding it. That said, the Bible also contains incredibly naive explanations for weather and geography that are simply relegated to descriptive literature even though clearly they were taken seriously when written (such as stars falling from the night sky and landing on the earth, angels opening doors in the sky to let wind come out, etc). Personally, I trust God and believe in his Son, so I don't let the fact that beautiful families he loved thousands of years were born when they were ago stop me from worship. After all, if they saw us neglecting our devotion to God, and our own families, they might laugh at how weak, primitive and ignorant we were compared to the families of their time.

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Book of Enoch and OT vs. NT

One of the things that bothers me the most about Christians and Jews is their mutual distrust and dislike of each other, when quite simply, they share the same God as evidenced by this book, many other apocryphal writings and the old testament. Both sides conveniently choose to ignore sets of these, when they conflict with their established doctrinal beliefs.

It is commonly alleged that these and other apocryphal texts, including texts contained in the more recently discovered Nag Hammadi library are perfect examples of how the ruling elite Roman class, in an effort to adopt a standardization of the biblical texts sought to exclude this and other works on the basis that it caused too much confusion between the two groups, Jews and Christians. Clearly an "old hebrew text" (est. 200 years by that time) explaining further the coming messiah, would not sit well with many groups of believers and rulers, just by virtue of the fact that it can be confused by both. Jews rejected it after ascension because they refused to acknowledge the messiah, Christ. Christians perhaps rejected it because it disagreed with many of the standardized doctrines of the gospels, and obviously made more mention of the damnation of the wealthy than I am sure many wealthy converted Roman Christians were comfortable with. In addition to the fact that it was a more valuable Judaic text of the old testament period, which would in short grant Christians more access to such theology, but also condemn them to it as well.

I think it's funny how many elements in 1 Enoch mirror elements later used in the Book of Revelation. For a book that has unclear origins in authorship, it really makes me interested in whether it was intended to replace the predictions and terminology of 1 Enoch, as something more easily in line with doctrine of the time.

Lastly, just because a book has been outright rejected by the authorities or even the majority, does not render it's content worthless, especially in light of how sectarian and highly political such "authorities" and majorities were at the time. If George Bush threw out the constitution I highly doubt that many people would exclaim "It must have been worthless garbage then! Let's forget about it completely."

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Review

As a religion and philosophy major I studied the Bible and other texts but we never covered the non canonical books such as those in the Apocrypha. This book focuses on Enoch, one of the books not in the Catholic canon and also not in the other reformist churches. it is an interesting read and highly recommended.

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Book Description:

"The Book of Enoch, written during the second century B.C., is one of the most important non-canonical apocryphal works, and probably had a huge influence on early Christian, particularly Gnostic, beliefs. Filled with hallucinatory visions of heaven and hell, angels and devils, Enoch introduced concepts such as fallen angels, the appearance of a Messiah, Resurrection, a Final Judgement, and a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. Interspersed with this material are quasi-scientific digressions on calendrical systems, geography, cosmology, astronomy, and meteorology. " (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher?s Preface; Editors' Preface; Introduction; The Book Of Enoch; Chapter I.; Chapter ii.; Chapter iii.; Chapter iv.; Chapter V.; Chapter vi.; Chapter vii.; Chapter viii.; Chapter ix.; Chapter X.; Chapter xi.; Chapter xii.; Chapter xiii.; Chapter xiv.; Chapter xv.; Chapter xvi.; Enoch's Journeys Through The Earth And Sheol; Chapter xvii.; Chapter xviii.; Chapter xix.; Chapter xx.; Chapter xxi.; Chapter xxii.; Chapter xxiii.; Chapter xxiv.; Chapter xxv.; Chapter xxvi.; Chapter xxvii.; Chapter xxviii.; Chapter xxix.; Chapter xxx.; Chapter xxxi.; Chapter xxxii.; Chapter xxxiii.; Chapter xxxiv.; Chapter xxxv.; Chapter xxxvi.; The Parables; Chapter xxxvii.; The First Parable; Chapter xxxviii.; Chapter xxxix.; Chapter Xl.; Chapter Xli.; Chapter Xlii.; Chapter Xliii.; Chapter Xliv.; The Second Parable; Chapter Xlv.; Chapter Xlvi.; Chapter Xlvii.; Chapter Xlviii.; Chapter Xlix.; Chapter L.; Chapter Li.; Chapter Lii.; Chapter Liii.; Chapter Liv.; Chapter Lv.; Chapter Lvi.; Chapter Lvii.; The Third Parable; Chapter Lviii.; Chapter Lix.; Book Of Noah--a Fragment; Chapter Lx.; Chapter Lxi.; Chapter Lxii.; Chapter Lxiii.; Chapter Lxiv.; Chapter Lxv.; Chapter Lxvi.; Chapter Lxvii.; Chapter Lxviii.; Chapter Lxix.; Chapter Lxx.; Chapter Lxxi.; The Book Of The Courses Of The Heavenly Luminaries; Chapter Lxxii.; Chapter Lxxiii.; Chapter Lxxiv.; Chapter Lxxv.; Chapter Lxxvi.; Chapter Lxxvii.; Chapter Lxxvii.; Chapter Lxxix.; Chapter Lxxx.; Chapter Lxxxi.; Chapter Lxxxii.; The Dream-visions; Chapter Lxxxiii.; Chapter Lxxxiv.; Chapter Lxxxv.; Chapter Lxxxvi.; Chapter Lxxxvii.; Chapter Lxxxviii.; Chapter Lxxxix.; Chapter Xc.; The Concluding Section Of The Book; Chapter Xcii.; Chapter Xci.; Chapter Xciii.; Chapter Xci.; Chapter Xciv.; Chapter Xcv.; Chapter Xcvi.; Chapter Xcvii.; Chapter Xcviii.; Chapter Xcix.; Chapter C.; Chapter Ci.; Chapter Cii.; Chapter Ciii.; Chapter Civ.; Chapter Cv.; Fragment Of The Book Of Noah; Chapter Cvi.; Chapter Cvii.; An Appendix To The Book Of Enoch; Chapter Cviii.

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