Canon Status
Not canonical in any tradition. Part of the Pseudepigrapha.
Date & Provenance
Composed 2nd century BCE.
Language & Manuscripts
Part of 1 Enoch. Aramaic fragments at Qumran (4Q204–4Q207).
Why It Matters for Study
Contains the first dream (Flood) and the second dream (Animal Apocalypse). Important witness to early Jewish apocalyptic historiography.
" And I saw in my dream the destruction of the earth and the judgment of the wicked." — Book of Dreams (paraphrase)
Read the Text & External Resources
Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.
- Read within 1 Enoch Part of Sacred Texts' translation.
- Early Jewish Writings — 1 Enoch Full indexed translation.
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Further Reading
Nickelsburg, G. W. E. 1 Enoch 1: A Commentary. Fortress Press, 2001.
Tiller, P. A. A Commentary on the Animal Apocalypse of 1 Enoch. Scholars Press, 1993.
Charles, R. H. The Book of Enoch. Oxford, 1912.