Similitudes of Enoch

The Similitudes of Enoch — alternative title for the Parables of Enoch (1 Enoch 37–71), the section centered on the Son of Man.|||Part of 1 Enoch (chs. 37–71). Preserved complete only in Ge'ez. No Qumran fragments.|||Composed 1st century BCE to 1st century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition except the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (as part of 1 Enoch).|||Presents the " Son of Man" and " Righteous One" as pre-existent heavenly figures who will judge. Directly relevant to the New Testament's use of " Son of Man" for Jesus.|||Nickelsburg, G. W. E. 1 Enoch 1: A Commentary. Fortress Press, 2001.|||VanderKam, J. C. " Righteous One, Messiah, Chosen One, and Son of Man in 1 Enoch 37–71." In The Messiah. Fortress Press, 1992.|||Charles, R. H. The Book of Enoch. Oxford, 1912.|||Read within 1 Enoch|https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/boe005.htm|Full translation at Sacred Texts.;; Early Jewish Writings — 1 Enoch|https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/1enoch.html|Scholarly index.|||" And the Lord of Spirits seated him on the throne of His glory, and the spirit of righteousness was poured out upon him." — Similitudes of Enoch (1 Enoch 62:2)