The Ascension of Enoch in 1 Enoch
- Date of account
- Composed in stages from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE; preserved notably in Ge’ez
- Location
- Jewish textual milieus of the ancient Near East; later Ethiopian Christian transmission
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
First Enoch is a composite Jewish apocalyptic collection containing heavenly journeys, angelic revelations, astronomical instruction, judgment scenes, and the transformation or exaltation of Enoch. Its sections were composed at different times and in different settings, while the complete text is especially known through Ethiopic manuscripts. Aramaic fragments from Qumran provide important evidence for parts of the tradition. The work matters for comparing ascent narratives and intermediary beings, but its composite authorship and long transmission history make simple dating or attribution unsafe.
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