Book of Enoch - Softcover

Charles, R. H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 028101261X ISBN 13: 9780281012619

Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian, 1982

Synopsis

The greatest importance of Enoch is that it was not only a pre-Christian book, but also a post-Christian book. This is a text from their Jewish background, kept and used by the earliest churches.

About this title

About the Author

The author who revised The Book of Enoch made as (little) and (few) revisions in it as possible. For he desired to have the original text. But the fact is that there were several portions of the scroll of Enoch which renders various verses missing. There were literally pieces of the document of Enoch which were lost or destroyed. And so the author, having already written the entire book of Nathan the prophet and also having written the book of Gad the seer, felt well qualified to fill in the missing parts of Enoch. So without tampering with the parts of Enoch that we do have, the author, by faith, filled in the parts that we don't.

Review

"'The greatest importance of Enoch is that it was not only a pre-Christian book, but also a post-Christian book, a text from their Jewish background kept and used by the earliest churches. When we use Enoch as a 'context' for the New Testament, many early Christian ideas come into a much clearer focus, and many of the gaps in the New Testament can be bridged.' From The Lost Prophet: The Book of Enoch and its Influence on Christianity by Margaret Barker"

Edition details

• Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 028101261X
• ISBN 13: 9780281012619
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156