Book of Enoch

[goldust59]

want some feedback on what you think of The Book of Enoch. Do you consider it to be genuine? Why was it left out of modern translations of scripture?

We know Enoch walked with God 300 years & God took him. Seems to me God would have revealed a lot to him.

Anybody?

[ayin jade]

Can you be sure that the book today called the book of enoch was truly written by him, or was it even the same one mentioned in Jude?

[other one]

want some feedback on what you think of The Book of Enoch. Do you consider it to be genuine? Why was it left out of modern translations of scripture?

We know Enoch walked with God 300 years & God took him. Seems to me God would have revealed a lot to him.

Anybody?

Personally I think the first book of Enoch is the handed down knowledge that Enoch left us through oral transmission. There are obvious things in it that appear to be exaggerations or mis translations such as 300 foot high giants (which is more likely 25 to 30 feet.

Personally I consider it about as reliable as the New York Times. Gives a pretty good overall story, but the details leave it a bit lacking to make it part of the Bible.

Books two and three, I haven't made up my mind about at all.

[goldust59]

Can you be sure that the book today called the book of enoch was truly written by him, or was it even the same one mentioned in Jude?

Honestly, at this point, no, I'm not sure. But I am leaning toward believing it is. I have faith that God can preserve what He wants us to know, otherwise I would have to question all the scripture we have today. Scholars still argue over who penned Job, but it has been saved for us & included in the Bible we have today.

[Joshua-777]

want some feedback on what you think of The Book of Enoch. Do you consider it to be genuine? Why was it left out of modern translations of scripture?

We know Enoch walked with God 300 years & God took him. Seems to me God would have revealed a lot to him.

Anybody?

Well, so far I have known a few people who has read it and taken it seriously, and they ended up separating themselves from the body of Christ, claiming to have secret wisdom.

I think that it's the same demonic spirit behind it working in them. I don't think the book of Enoch is authentic. Jude quotes two apocryphal books, Enoch and the Assumptions of Moses, that shows that the intended audience was familiar with at least a version of it, but does not make them inspired. Paul quoted pagan poets in Acts 17, that neither discredits paul or adds validity to paganism.

I personaly had it once and started reading it along with the book of Jaster which has many upon many contradictions, and after praying about it the Lord put it in my heart to stop reading it and throw it away, so now it's in the trash.

[PeterH]

just my two cents.

I don't think the Book of Enoch is the inspired word of God simply because the context is not God centered. The books are more about angels and their titles, jobs and deeds.

[goldust59]

want some feedback on what you think of The Book of Enoch. Do you consider it to be genuine? Why was it left out of modern translations of scripture?

We know Enoch walked with God 300 years & God took him. Seems to me God would have revealed a lot to him.

Anybody?

Well, so far I have known a few people who has read it and taken it seriously, and they ended up separating themselves from the body of Christ, claiming to have secret wisdom.

I think that it's the same demonic spirit behind it working in them. I don't think the book of Enoch is authentic. Jude quotes two apocryphal books, Enoch and the Assumptions of Moses, that shows that the intended audience was familiar with at least a version of it, but does not make them inspired. Paul quoted pagan poets in Acts 17, that neither discredits paul or adds validity to paganism.

I personaly had it once and started reading it along with the book of Jaster which has many upon many contradictions, and after praying about it the Lord put it in my heart to stop reading it and throw it away, so now it's in the trash.

Thank you for your honest input. So far I haven't found contradictions in it & at this point am praying about it. It is sad that people get puffed up & pull away from the Body because they think they have secret wisdom from reading these (or any) writings. Blessings to you, Deb

[goldust59]

just my two cents.

I don't think the Book of Enoch is the inspired word of God simply because the context is not God centered. The books are more about angels and their titles, jobs and deeds.

The angel stuff is interesting but the writing about Jesus & the saints is what I am most interested in.

[mizzdy]

I enjoyed it and use it as a reference material but do not see it as inspired, if God had wanted it in the bible I think it would be. I have never read or talked to anyone who thought they held secret knowledge just by reading Enoch, but those that read the gnostic books as scriptures have a different attitude than others, superior maybe? Also Enoch was found with the Dead Sea Scrolls giving it a leg up on the other books I think, its like reading the Copper Scroll or any of the other ones found there, all good reads.

shalom,

Mizz

[goldust59]

I enjoyed it and use it as a reference material but do not see it as inspired, if God had wanted it in the bible I think it would be. I have never read or talked to anyone who thought they held secret knowledge just by reading Enoch, but those that read the gnostic books as scriptures have a different attitude than others, superior maybe? Also Enoch was found with the Dead Sea Scrolls giving it a leg up on the other books I think, its like reading the Copper Scroll or any of the other ones found there, all good reads.

shalom,

Mizz

Thanks mizzdy. I recently read the Book of Jubilees & Testimonies of the Twelve Patriarchs which I found to be quite interesting also.