Every scripture jesus ever quoted is found in the old testament, without any reference to a book of enoch. However it is also a very common misinterpretation of what he actually said. I realize that the boe was not included in the biblical canon in all but the ethiopic orthodox churches, but its influence on the nt writers cannot be denied namely the references from jude and 2 peter. So, we know that jude refers to a situation at the burial of moses where michael the. I came across an article which claims that jesus quoted, or at least referenced, the pseudepigraphical book of enoch in the new testament.
Six leaders of the very early christian church reference, quote, and defend the holy book of enoch. We are continuing our verse by verse study of the book of jude. What often attracts people to the book of enoch is the belief that there are gaps of missing information that the bible cannot answer. The book of enoch is a very dangerous book, because it contradicts scripture, lies about the biblical cosmology, it declares hate for gods temple and perverts gods mercy and plan of salvation. The book of enoch peter alludes to the subject just as though it were wellknown and understood by his correspondents. As we have been saying jude is dealing with the subject of apostasy and warning the church to battle for the truth in. Jul 25, 2019 there is a bible dated to be between 1,400 and 1,700 years old discovered in the 19th century that was written on goat skin and preserved in the high arid ethiopian climate. Why is the book of enoch not included in the bible. Today, like in the ancient times, the book of enoch promises eye opening knowledge about prediluvian civilizations, cosmology, giants, angels, creation and biblical patriarchs.
The book of enoch gave the jews their solar calendar, and also. Now i dont say thats happen or not, all what i try to say is that is better to have an open mind. This second verse would seem to refer of the gift of the spirit if we couple this. The book of enoch jesus quoted it and so did apostles. In fact, enoch is a collection of several books, written over. Enoch is also one of the two people in the bible taken up to heaven without dying the other being elijah, as the bible says and enoch walked with god, and he was not. Many who oppose the validity of enoch say that it was written after the book of jude because the it includes the quote that jude references, but fragments of enoch were found among the dead sea scrolls, which most. But jesus didnt accept the book of enoch as scripture nor can you quote him in. The gnostic gospels, including thomas, mary and judas, among others, were not included in the new testament for a number of reasons. The book of enoch claims to be written by enoch 7th from adam, but this is false. May 03, 2010 enoch is the book for the last days, and as jesus was born in the last days as god computes weeks of thousand year days, then enoch is for these last days, and esp. Why does the new testament cite extrabiblical sources. After all, the book of enoch is not a bad book as many thing it is. But there is another ingredient to the conversation beyond moses.
See, the lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones new living translation enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after adam, prophesied about these people. Most people say that the book of enoch is an ancient jewish book that was supposedly written by enoch who was the greatgreat grandfather of noah, but that brings up a problem because at the time of enoch, the jews didnt even exist. The importance of this is that other than in the book of enoch this phrase is not. The passage in jude quotes directly from the pseudepigaphal book of enoch which shows the author of jude, the brother of jesus, considered the book of enoch to be sacred scripture. But even if the term by itself did not have theological connotations, i would argue that its use by jesus in several passages i. Most people think it is a quote, namely, from 1 enoch. Apr 04, 2017 bennun cites passages from the book of enoch which are very suggestive of antarctica as indeed the location where enoch was taken to witness celestial events 18. It is commonly misunderstood that the content of the bible evolved over time. Jesus said that angels cant have sex, proving this book s falsehood. In its present shape the book consists of a series of revelations. Interpretation of the use of the son of man in the new testament has remained challenging and after 150 years of debate no consensus on the issue has emerged among. Notice that jesus refers to abraham, isaac and jacob as being alive highly symbolic language. It was completely unknown prior to the kjv bible and all of the prekjv translations and collections. Enoch prophesied christs return jude 1415 delivered 092715.
Why were the books of enoch, thomas, mary and judas. After the second century ad the book of enoch passed out of favor in christian thinking. The book of enoch was never referred to by jesus or any of the new testament writers as scripture, and the book was not included in the new testament by the. Not in the bible, but in a book wellknown at the time, called the book of enoch. It was considered scripture by many early christians. The book of enoch is an ancient hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to. The idea that jesus said that angels cannot have sex is a very common objection to the book of enoch and the angelic understanding of genesis 6 in general. Jesus doesnt directly quote the book but the gospel of luke utilizes phrases from it frequently. Jan 20, 2018 dont forget enoch was noahs grandgrandfather and a holly man also and that is a good reason to take enoch book with him on the ark even if is not mentioned in the bible. The strongest argument in favor of the book of enoch is found in jude 1. This in itself would be harmless if enoch was just a fairytale, but in lukes genealogy of jesus there are indeed 70 from enoch to jesus.
Could this be the kind of nothingness referred to in job. For instance the when luke talks about the transfiguration, he has god calling jesus the elect. Most commonly, the phrase book of enoch refers to 1 enoch, which is wholly extant only in the ethiopic language. Enoch is the book for the last days, and as jesus was born in the last days as god computes weeks of thousand year days, then enoch is for these last days, and esp. The book of enoch was extant centuries before the birth of christ and yet is considered by many to be more christian in its theology than jewish. That 1 enoch was written at least onehundred years before christ seems indicated among other things by numerous references to it. That reference does not make enoch an inspired book, either, i think. Jesus christ accepted 1 enoch as scripture unpardonable.
Of the angels in heaven for ye know not the scriptures, there is no other source available to us but enoch. Paul once quoted the lord jesus, though the quotation he employed is nowhere. Enoch is the subject of many jewish and christian traditions. But the part in red is not found in our bible, but only in the book of enoch. The fact that so many precise scriptural types of jesus christ appear in the constellation figures, grouped by subjects and in chronological order, provides compelling confirmation that the claim of the book of enoch is true. It is no secret that enoch was immensely popular within the hebrew faith during the centuries leading up to jesus ministrya trend which would undoubtedly change hands into christian circles for the following two or three centuries. Jesus had an unerring ability for the recognition of truth, and truth he never hesitated to embrace. The book of enoch contains a prophecy dividing the history of the world into ten weeks. It is not included in the bible we have today, but theres a good reason for that. But jesus didnt accept the book of enoch as scripture nor can.
There is a bible dated to be between 1,400 and 1,700 years old discovered in the 19th century that was written on goat skin and preserved in the high arid ethiopian climate. There is little doubt that this prophecy refers to the resurrection of jesus christ. When adam sinned god required a volunteer who was not judicially condemned to ransom him immediately. First, it was referenced as holy by many of the early church fathers, but was excluded from official canon. We come this morning in our study of the book of jude to a controversial passage.
There was some discussion on its canonicity by a few people, but the christian church did not include it in the bible. Jul 27, 2018 the book of enoch peter alludes to the subject just as though it were wellknown and understood by his correspondents. The book of enoch 3 introduction i have based this book on michael a. Son of man is an expression in the sayings of jesus in christian writings, including the gospels, the acts of the apostles and the book of revelation. A book which is actually quoted not only by jude, but also james the natural brother of jesus.
There is a jewish book called the assumption of moses written between the old. The book of enoch is also unlike any other biblical book in that it has no reference to the two major covenants. It seems that a enoch the author of the book, nor the person enoch correctly predicted it, b luke modified the genealogy here and there to make it match enoch, c enoch is again taking from it. Second, jude only quoted something that was true in enoch and it does not mean that enoch was inspired. I first heard about the book of enoch a few years ago, while i was. I think the nt also refers to the book or writing of enoch, which no one has scene. The figures were revealed as a testimony of the elect one who would come to save mankind. I perceived in my dream, that i was now speaking with a tongue of flesh, and with my breath, which the mighty one has put into the mouth of men, that they might. The older sections of the text are estimated to date from about 300200 bce, and the latest part probably to 100 bce. Ever wonder why jesus refers to himself in the gospels as the son of man rather than the son of god. Enoch contains unique material on the origins of demons and giants, why some angels fell from heaven, an explanation of why the great flood was morally necessary, and prophetic exposition of the thousandyear reign of the messiah.
No one can prove, therefore, that judes text was taken from the book of enoch. While enoch certainly taught the resurrection of the righteous, we can be assured that jesus referred his audience to moses. Why were the books of enoch, thomas, mary and judas omitted. The righteous are to live the heavenly life and not take earthly wives in lust they too posses a. The book of enoch was extant centuries before the birth of christ and yet is. He is not the god of the dead but of the living jesus here reminds the sadducees of two parts of scripture. The book of enoch was never referred to by jesus or any of the new testament writers as scripture, and the book was not included in the new testament by the apostles. Knibbs scholarly translation of the ethiopian manuscripts, the ethiopic book of enoch, oxford university press, which i believe to be the best translation currently available. Apostolic fathers who used and defended the holy book of. Is the book of enoch really a lost book of the bible. Most importantly because they did not provide the founding churches enough power to be intermediaries between huma.
The writer of this socalled book of enoch went on to tell about this son of man, describing the work. Bennun cites passages from the book of enoch which are very suggestive of antarctica as indeed the location where enoch was taken to witness celestial events 18. As we have been saying jude is dealing with the subject of apostasy and warning the church to battle for the truth in a world of apostasy and spiritual defection. The earliest literature of the socalled church fathers is filled with references to this mysterious book. The book of enoch is the inspired word of god, nuff said. First of all, the book of enoch was not considered scripture by the christian church. The epistle of jude quotes from the book of enoch once in verses 1415, and alludes to it once in verse 6. The righteous are to live the heavenly life and not take earthly wives in lust they too posses a life which is eternal like abraham, isaac and jacob. From the mouth of two or three witnesses let every word be established. Antarctica and imprisoned fallen angels from the book of enoch.
Was jude quoting from the apocryphal book of enoch. Apr 12, 2018 notice that jesus refers to abraham, isaac and jacob as being alive highly symbolic language. The first book of enoch, chapter 71, refers to four angels. All 48 constellation figures from enoch depict the gospel of jesus christ. But it seems that he also quoted from the book of enoch. For instance the when luke talks about the transfiguration, he has god calling jesus the elect one in the greek translation, a term that is used 14 times in enoch. Second century apostolic fathers such as justin martyr and irenaeus, polycarps successor, hailed it as scripture. Chapters 3771 of the book of enoch are referred to as the book of parables. The lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones english standard version. The first chapter of the book of enoch shows that jesus is god. The book of enoch 5 the history of the book of enoch the book was thought to have been lost, for over 2,000 years, with many ancient sources referring to it, and even quoting parts, but no complete copies were known. Others say its a good historical reference but not inspired. The star figures in the sky form a very precise map of the heavens and display many allegories which have been preserved as greek myths. Similar influence on the early church fathers is known from their writings, including justin martyr, tatian, irenaeus, and tertullian.
This article proposes that those weeks are based on the enoch calendar, suggests dates for each week, and interprets the prophecy. Further, it is likely that the quotation in the book of enoch reflects the echo of an ancient tradition that has its roots in the events of the patriarchal period and that the inspiration of jude, and the tradition of the book of enoch, merely merge at. Mar 09, 2010 this in itself would be harmless if enoch was just a fairytale, but in lukes genealogy of jesus there are indeed 70 from enoch to jesus. Second, enoch is referenced multiple times in the bible. The prophecy is analyzed verse by verse and seems to fit very well into that framework. The text of chapter 71, sections 89 reads as follows. Did jesus quote, or reference, the pseudepigraphical book. Was the book of enoch ever a canonical part of any bible. S uddenly, theres a lot of attention about the book of enoch. Jesus rebuked the sadducees for not knowing scripture. May 05, 2017 yes the books that the some churches say oh no thats not inspired are indeed a comfort to the soul. May 09, 2017 today, like in the ancient times, the book of enoch promises eye opening knowledge about prediluvian civilizations, cosmology, giants, angels, creation and biblical patriarchs.
So today we have some christians quoting the book of enoch as if it were scripture. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, the largest denomination within the latter day saint movement does not consider 1. Jesus said to them, truly, i say to you, in the new world, when the son of man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of israel. Jan 02, 2020 enoch is also one of the two people in the bible taken up to heaven without dying the other being elijah, as the bible says and enoch walked with god, and he was not. What is the book of enoch and should it be in the bible. The book of enoch was considered as scripture in the epistle of barnabas 16. Enoch, the seventh from adam, prophesied about them. The first trance of the existence of this work is found in the epistle of jude 1. A bornagain christian who has been reading the bible for several years only needs to read the book of enoch briefly to know that something is very wrong.
Then in 1773, james bruce brought three copies back from ethiopia, having spent some years exploring the country. First of all, enoch is mentioned in genesis, luke, and hebrews. The word of the blessing of enoch, how he blessed the elect and the righteous, who were to exist in the time of trouble. Enoch refers to neither the old covenant made by god with the descendants of jacob nor to the new covenant made by god with any, both jew and gentile, who will put their faith in jesus, israels messiah. When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of god saw that the daughters of man were attractive. Chapter 71 of the book of enoch refers to the angel phanuel. It unveils what most in the modern church have never heard regarding how the story of the sin of the watchers in 1 enoch 616 helped frame the mission of jesus, the messiah. Enoch contains unique material on the origins of demons and giants, why some angels fell from heaven, an explanation of why the great flood was morally necessary, and prophetic exposition of the. Jesus spoke in parables and quoted the old testament. The book of enoch jesus quoted it and so did apostles religion. A framework for interpreting the ten week prophecy in the book of enoch is proposed based on equal length weeks of 728 enoch years each, beginning in 4005 bc, using the enoch calendar described in that same book. In the seventh generation from adam enoch also prophesied these things, saying.
The book of enoch page 2 apologetics worthy christian. Obviously the book of enoch had a heavy influence on the views and attitudes of the apostles of jesus. But much more than that, the book of enoch states that the angel uriel revealed them to the. The book of enoch is an ancient hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to enoch, the greatgrandfather of noah.