EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 1H 13M
Decoding the Book of Enoch (w/ Dr. David DeSilva)
from Disciple Dojo · host JM Smith
The book of Enoch is famously mysterious...and was read by some early Christians--even referenced in a New Testament book. So, what are Christians to make of it today? In this episode, renowned Apochrypha & NT scholar Dr. David DeSilva stops in to talk about Enoch, as well as some of the other Pseudepigraphical books! For more from David DeSilva, see: * Why Christians Should Read the Apochrypha (w/ David DeSilva) - https://youtu.be/xh5n5okLaAI * David’s NT Archaeology books review - https://youtu.be/F_htcQhPkgY * The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude - https://www.amazon.com/JEWISH-TEACHERS-JESUS-JAMES-JUDE/dp/0195329007/ * Introducing the Apocrypha - https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Apocrypha-Message-Context-Significance/dp/080109741X/ Other Enoch resources mentioned: * Bauckham’s Son of Man (vol.1) - https://www.amazon.com/Son-Man-Early-Jewish-Literature/dp/0802883265/ * Hermeneia 1Enoch translation - https://www.amazon.com/Enoch-Hermeneia-Translation-George-Nickelsburg/dp/0800699106/ * Lexham Old Testament Apochrypha - https://www.amazon.com/Lexham-Old-Testament-Apocrypha-introductions/dp/1683596617/ * Charlesworth Pseudepigrapha - https://www.hendricksonpublishers.com/p/the-old-testament-pseudepigrapha-two-volume-set/9781598564891 * R.H. Charles vol.1 - https://archive.org/details/Charles_The-Apocrypha-of-the-Old-Testament-vol-1_1913/page/n11/mode/thumb * R.H. Charles vol.2 - https://archive.org/details/Charles_The-Apocrypha-of-the-Old-Testament-vol-2_1913/page/n11/mode/thumb ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org
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The book of Enoch is famously mysterious...and was read by some early Christians--even referenced in a New Testament book. So, what are Christians to make of it today? In this episode, renowned Apochrypha & NT scholar Dr. David DeSilva stops in to talk about Enoch, as well as some of the other Pseudepigraphical books! For more from David DeSilva, see: * Why Christians Should Read the Apochrypha (w/ David DeSilva) - https://youtu.be/xh5n5okLaAI * David’s NT Archaeology books review - https://youtu.be/F_htcQhPkgY * The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude - https://www.amazon.com/JEWISH-TEACHERS-JESUS-JAMES-JUDE/dp/0195329007/ * Introducing the Apocrypha - https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Apocrypha-Message-Context-Significance/dp/080109741X/ Other Enoch resources mentioned: * Bauckham’s Son of Man (vol.1) - https://www.amazon.com/Son-Man-Early-Jewish-Literature/dp/0802883265/ * Hermeneia 1Enoch translation - https://www.amazon.com/Enoch-Hermeneia-Translation-George-Nickelsburg/dp/0800699106/ * Lexham Old Testament Apochrypha - https://www.amazon.com/Lexham-Old-Testament-Apocrypha-introductions/dp/1683596617/ * Charlesworth Pseudepigrapha - https://www.hendricksonpublishers.com/p/the-old-testament-pseudepigrapha-two-volume-set/9781598564891 * R.H. Charles vol.1 - https://archive.org/details/Charles_The-Apocrypha-of-the-Old-Testament-vol-1_1913/page/n11/mode/thumb * R.H. Charles vol.2 - https://archive.org/details/Charles_The-Apocrypha-of-the-Old-Testament-vol-2_1913/page/n11/mode/thumb ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org
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