Canon Status
Not canonical in any tradition.
Date & Provenance
Copied between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE.
Language & Manuscripts
Aramaic manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4: 4Q201–4Q212 (Enosh, Enoch, Astronomy, Giants, Parables, Dreams, Epistle).
Why It Matters for Study
Critical evidence for the composition history of 1 Enoch and the transmission of Enochic traditions in Second Temple Judaism.
" And these are the words of Enoch, by which he blessed the elect and the righteous." — 1 Enoch 1:1
Read the Text & External Resources
Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.
- Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library View Enoch fragments.
- Orion Center (Hebrew University) Scholarly database of Dead Sea Scrolls research.
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Further Reading
Milik, J. T. The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumrân Cave 4. Oxford, 1976.
VanderKam, J. C. Enoch and the Growth of an Apocalyptic Tradition. Catholic Biblical Association, 1984.
Nickelsburg, G. W. E. 1 Enoch 1: A Commentary. Fortress Press, 2001.