Canon Status
Not canonical in any tradition except the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (as part of 1 Enoch).
Date & Provenance
Composed 2nd–1st century BCE.
Language & Manuscripts
Part of 1 Enoch (chs. 91–108). Aramaic fragments at Qumran (4Q212).
Why It Matters for Study
Ethical teaching, Apocalypse of Weeks, and the final exhortation of Enoch to his children. Important witness to Jewish ethical monotheism and eschatology.
" Love truth, and let truth be your companion." — Epistle of Enoch (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 text.
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Further Reading
Nickelsburg, G. W. E. 1 Enoch 1: A Commentary. Fortress Press, 2001.
Stuckenbruck, L. T. 1 Enoch 91–108. De Gruyter, 2007.
Charles, R. H. The Book of Enoch. Oxford, 1912.