The book of Enoch

djrevill · 07-21-2005, 06:54 PM

Hello!

I would like to ask what is judaisms view of the book of enoch

is it a book that is used?

david

bananabrain · 08-05-2005, 04:46 PM

i presume you mean the "pseudepigraphical" book, not the actual biblical figure. well, it's not part of the traditional canon, but part of later "wisdom" literature. have a read here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Enoch

the rediscovery of the various versions, including the qumran copy, haven't led to any great interest from within mainstream judaism. basically, if it was something we were particularly bothered with there would no doubt be commentaries on it and mention of it in the mystical tradition. in short, if we were interested in it we would have made sure it was preserved in a jewish context, as all our other texts were, particularly in light of the fact that the church was in possession of manuscripts.

b'shalom

bananabrain

07-21-2005, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
djrevill New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	The book of Enoch Hello! I would like to ask what is judaisms view of the book of enoch is it a book that is used? david

08-05-2005, 04:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
bananabrain Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK, Malkhut she'be'Assiyah Posts: 1,451	Re: The book of Enoch i presume you mean the "pseudepigraphical" book, not the actual biblical figure. well, it's not part of the traditional canon, but part of later "wisdom" literature. have a read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Enoch the rediscovery of the various versions, including the qumran copy, haven't led to any great interest from within mainstream judaism. basically, if it was something we were particularly bothered with there would no doubt be commentaries on it and mention of it in the mystical tradition. in short, if we were interested in it we would have made sure it was preserved in a jewish context, as all our other texts were, particularly in light of the fact that the church was in possession of manuscripts. b'shalom bananabrain

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