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Oct 30, 2026 18 min

The Book of Enoch Explained

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Join my 15-person online seminars here: https://www.speakeasy.com/speaker/andrew-henryUploaded 27-08-20This video includes a paid sponsorship from Speakeasy. Join our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfastOne-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfastCheck out my favorite religious studies books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfastWhat is the Book of Enoch?Extra special thanks to David Malamud, who co-wrote and researched this episode. Follow him on Twitter: @dmmalamudBibliography: Alexander, P. S. "3 Enoch and The Talmud", Journal for the Study of Judaism 18, 1: 40-68, doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.bu.edu/10.1163/00472212-018-01-05Asale, Bruk Ayele. “THE LEGACY OF 1 ENOCH ON ETHIOPIAN LITERATURE.” Journal for Semitics 23.2 (2014): 423–42.Baynes, Leslie. “Enoch and Jubilees in the Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.” A Teacher for All Generations (2 Vols.) (2012): 799–818.Hanneken, Todd. “The Book of Jubilees among the Apocalypses.” University of Notre Dame, 2008. https://www.academia.edu/1359760/The_Book_of_Jubilees_among_the_Apocalypses.Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, Caner K. Dagli, Maria Massi Dakake, Joseph E. B. Lumbard, and Mohammed Rustom. The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. Reprint edition. New York, NY: HarperOne, 2017.Nickelsburg, George W. E., and James C. VanderKam, eds. 1 Enoch: A New Translation: Based on the Hermeneia Commentary. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004.Nickelsburg, George W. E. 1 Enoch 1 : A Commentary on the Book of 1 Enoch. Hermeneia--a Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2001.Andrei Orlov, Metatron as the Deity: Lesser YHWHReed, Annette Yoshiko. Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity: The Reception of Enochic Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Reeves, John C., and Reed, Annette Yoshiko. Enoch from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Volume I, Sources from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. First ed.

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