The Book of Enoch in Ethiopian Tradition and Western Publication

Record summary

First Enoch is a collection of Jewish apocalyptic and wisdom materials preserved most fully in Ethiopic, with Aramaic fragments among the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient witnesses. Scholarship during this period examined its sections, dates, angelology, astronomical material and influence on early Christianity. It matters for comparison because heavenly journeys and angelic intermediaries recur across religious literatures, while the manuscript history shows substantial layering and translation. No single ‘Book of Enoch’ composition can be assumed, and the attribution to Enoch is traditional rather than biographical.