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The Book of Enoch Kindle Edition
by R. H. Charles (Author), John Smith (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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The Book of Enoch is the most notable extant apocalyptic work outside the canonical Scriptures. It describes the fall of the Watchers, the angels who fathered the Nephilim (cf. the bene Elohim, Genesis 6: 1-2). The fallen angels went to Enoch to intercede on their behalf with God after he declared to them their doom. The remainder of the book describes Enoch's visit to Heaven in the form of a vision, and his revelations.
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144 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting readingReviewed in Canada on 7 December 2024
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Expanded my knowledge of biblical history
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- ElizaiccReviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2026
A recommended read!
Very interesting. I would recommend! - Harun ChaudhariReviewed in India on 1 March 2020
Nice book
I have note received the product from Amazon and have not received the Refund but I like this book. I read it on the amazon Kindle. For the student of Angels and their Fall, it is really knowle provider. - SamuelReviewed in the United States on 19 March 2011
Good edition
The editors of the Kindle edition, pub. Feb. 2010, immediately elicit the reader's trust with an objective, scholarly, informative overview of the Book of Enoch, providing an evaluation of a highly uneven, problematic literary work, yet one that throws light on one of the sources behind the greatest epic poem in English literature (Milton's "Paradise Lost") as well as the attraction the book had for perhaps the most difficult of latter-day prophet-visionaries, the poet and painter William Blake. The writers wisely caution the present-day reader against anything resembling a "literal" interpretation of the text, which was written by poetic, imaginative, creative minds for like-minded readers--an audience persuaded less by logic and reason than by metaphor, literary tropes, and vivid imagery.
Blake used Enoch as the subject of his paintings, seeing the book as a demonstration of the "mating" of the divine and the human and consequently as a text intended to provoke its readers into discovering the spiritual identity of the human. But Blake's was a Romantic reading, typical of Shelley, Byron and the early 19th century poets who viewed Satan as the revolutionary hero of Milton's Christian (albeit universal) poem. A present-day reader is more likely to: 1. view Enoch as a colorful jeremiad against self-deception and pride; 2. respond to the rhetoric of the text in terms of the excellence of its parts rather than the coherence of the whole. - Sithokozile HadebeReviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2014
the Great tribulation, and the second coming of Christ
I was uplifted, and this book has made it easier for me to understand certain scriptures in the bible, the creation of the heavens and the earth, the importance of Israel and the Jewish people in the bible, the omniscience and omnipotence of God, and the salvation through Jesus Christ, the rapture, the Great tribulation, and the second coming of Christ. - Abana wema SharifuReviewed in Canada on 26 January 2023
It is enjoyable to read
It talk about the fallen angels - Jean ZvomuyaReviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2015
Divine Eyes
It is sad that the book of Enoch with all the riches of heaven has not convincingly appeased the spiritual appetite of both the professing and devout followers of our Saviour Jesus Christ. Not surprised though. Spiritual things are nothingness to the spiritual. That is what the Gospel of Christ teaches. The cloud of spiritual darkness ,this book shall reveal. But in the divinely appointed time of our Lord Jesus.
I recommended the book to seekers of the knowledge of heavenly wisdom. It is in the hidden meanings in this book that the truth of the message is inhabited. Only if readers seek with a heart of faith . - Patrick RamsdellReviewed in the United States on 7 February 2015
Lost & forgotten Scripture needing restored back in our Bibles for those of us who need these in the soon coming Tribulation...
I liked this edition because from page 21 onward, it is all just the English text and does not contain anything else that is incorrect or damaging to the Truth, faith, hope or love. The first 20 pages however have such an awful commentary and notes from scholars of languages but not faith, who who suffer from tremendous unbelief and who are likely not even saved and reborn from above. Most scholars these days sadly seem to be filled with more unbelief than faith, so their comments and notes are more destructive than helpful. I had to tear the 1st 20 pages of comments, out of the book before giving this as a gift, to my current pastor so that he would not stumble over the words of man in the front and miss out on reading with joy and anticipation that this book has the same God breathed words that the rest of scriptures are! He stumbled in a scandal over 1st Adam and Eve because of some bad comments in the introduction and has not read it yet, to his harmful neglect. Do not make the same mistakes! The 1st 20 pages of this edition, degrade and invalidate the divine Inspiration of this this wonderful message and give the wrong dates, that Aloheem gave to us all, through Enoch and Noah 5-6000 years ago, not 300-100 B.C.!? Do not miss out on this divine work of art or be deceived by the mislabeled dates by ignorant traditions of men! The text was clearly penned through Enoch and Noah, through the same Holy Spirit that wrote through other men of faith, in the rest of the Bible! So do not be mislead and deceived by unbelief and reject this book like so many have! Do not believe anything else than that this along with 2nd Enoch are extra inspired of God! Traditions of men try to persuade us to falling into error and become compromised and short changed out of heaven's blessings. Do not let others rob you of this treasure that God worked hard to get to us! This book is essential to have restored back into your bibles because the traditions of weak minded men and satanic forces, have subtracted much content out of the bible, in utmost blaspheming heresy! God ordained a 2nd canon of 70 additional books besides the 1st 24 of Genesis to Malachi, for us elect saints (See 4th Esdras 14) but the majority of mankind does not love Christ enough to want and therefore deserve more of His precious words of eternal life. God, on the one hand warned men not to add or take away from His words and canons. See Deuteronomy 1:3, 4:2, 12:32, Jeremiah 26:2, Matt 28:20, Acts 20:20,27, Revelation 22:18-19. But on the other hand though, God did and still does not want the unworthy unbelievers, to have any more than the 1st canon of 24(39) books of the O.T.as HE told the prophet Ezra in 4th Esdras 14. Satan's offspring, should not have divine treasures for many good reasons. And so far, many of the best inspired bible books were and still are, kept out of the late modern canon of these very corrupt men, who have reduced the bible down to only 66 books, 1189 chapters and around 31,102 verses. These numbers are man made and for the unworthy unsaved people and are not YHVH's total numbers of inspired written content! God has so much more for all of His worthy elect saints/children! So make sure that you rip out the 1st 20 pages of faith destroying comments and notes if you get this exact edition. I was hoping for the thicker yellow paperback edition with a newer cover with better comments and other bible verse references and Hebrew lexical word helps, like the copy that I got years ago from the bible Museum in Goodyear Az but this one is not that one. I still recommend this edition though because having just the text is better than not having the book at all or having a copy with toxic notes of men that have the incorrect dates and that destroy our faith. And if you take out the bad notes of the 1st 20 pages, you are left with just the inspired text! I also highly recommend 1st and 2nd Adam and Eve, 2nd Enoch, (but not 3rd Enoch it is false), The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Jasher, the true copy of it, in M.M. Noah's Hebrew to English translation, The Apocrypha content, Nicodemus a.k.a. Acts of Pilate, Epistle of Barnabas, 1st and 2nd Clement and few others that I have discovered are divine and not man made. This content needs to be restored back into all of your bibles as it has been i mine! These spectacular extra inspired words of God, are for us elect beloved children of God, who deeply love our heavenly father more than average person. And Myself, along with a few other faithful few out of the remnant, are studious saints who truly hear the voice of God, bear good fruit and are therefore good trees and we have studied these books thoroughly and tested these works and found them to be genuine and healthy and not lacking in God's heavenly balances! I have studied these for the last 5-6 years or so now and found them all to pass the spiritual test from God's Holy Spirit and the test of the texts of the rest of inspired scripture. These are all in line with the rest of the 66 book canon and only amplify more details of what is vague in the 66 package and do not add any lies or false doctrines nor take away from what the 66 teach! I hope to free your minds from lies that the body of messiah in the lukewarm churches have been victims of, over the dark ages of church history. I am fully convinced that these are divinely inspired, are edifying to our faith, are part of the package of The truth, will increase your love for The Creator, people and animals and free you further, from religious tyranny. If there are any other serious like minded believers out there, who wish to join me in producing better translations and restoring the bible's content and restoring it's Hebraic mindset, please contact me at AnswersInGenesis at live dot com. May you all be leveled out straight in balance by divine fortune, from all of your crookedness, as the Greek word Makarios really means, which comes out of the original Hebrew word Asher: Aleph, Shin, Rosh. (See Matthew 5:3 in either Hebrew N.T. version) and Psalms 1:1 in the Hebrew, H833 strong's number on blueletterbible.org, for the behind the mistranslated English word, "Blessed" everywhere in scripture. - DeeReviewed in Canada on 2 April 2019
Good read
Hubby said good read - Angie B.Reviewed in the United States on 17 May 2009
Oh, wow! Why did they de-canonized this book?
Although I haven't finished reading this book, there are a lot of Biblical Prophecies (which we read in the Bible in Genesis, Ezekiel, Revelation, etc.).
In regards to the condition of the book, it is remarkably readable! This is the complete scope of the Prophecies of Enoch ... and this is translated from ancient languages of the past. We're very fortunate to have it reprinted and remodified for readability.
The contents are quite scary in terms of the lifestyles of mankind during the days when the angels fell to earth and coexists among the flesh and blood of humankind.
If you read Genesis chapter 6 and Ezekiel 23-28, and read stories of the so-called "Greek Mythologies", then you will see that the so-called "myths" are actually REAL and not "myths" at all!
Decanonizing the books of Jaspher and Enoch is (ultimately) blurring the vision of modern mankind from knowing the Truth!
I sure hope the publishers of today can continue to reprint this book as well as the book of Jaspher and others which aligns with the Holy Bible of King James Version, New International Version and more (prior to 2000!).
There will be a time where we will come across Bibles which will REPLACE the name of Christ Jesus and state another name ... Then, we will certainly know who is at play here.
Get this book while it is in circulation. - Galilee M. WeldonReviewed in the United States on 8 January 2013
Truth or Fiction?
I really enjoyed this book. It was a bit difficult to understand in places but totally worth pursuing it to the end. I do not know where the original work came from and wish I had more information in that regard. Is it a work of fiction by someone or real writings from the far past, from Enoch himself or from tradition passed down and then written down. I personally felt it could be a true report but wish there was more definite information as to it's validity. However, I did NOT find it to be in opposition to the Bible or the things I believe to be true about God himself. Very interesting. - RivkaReviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2024
As described.
It's as described. You have to look at the detail of wether it has commentary or not the first book I brought had, but now I have both editions and they're great. Thanks! - Brian MulhollandReviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2024
Good condition
Good read - Steven O. NixonReviewed in the United States on 10 September 2016
This was one of the best books I have ever read
This was one of the best books I have ever read! The book of Enoch was once loved and considered just as valid as any other book of the Bible. The era in which Enoch was given is the origin of many quotes given by the prophets, by Y'shua and his apostles as well that are found throughout scripture. It gives full explanation of the 'giants' (only slightly mentioned in Genesis and the origin of evil spirits, and further gives the history of fallen angels. The book of Enoch, the earliest in ancient times, yields more prophecy of any other book and takes you on a ride from his day, through the flood, to the Messiah and onward to the end of days...all in one book. And why was it taken out of circulation?...because when it was discovered it transgressed the doctrines of Jew and Gentile alike.
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- ginger AZReviewed in the United States on 11 October 2009
ginger AZ
This may be the greatest book I have ever read about the judgment and the leadership in these last days to get us safely to the other side in these last days. It lets one see as the earth fell there was a civilization that did not fall and that this civilization would be here to help us as mankind and the earth takes the next step towards ascention. It gives detailed information on those that corrupted mankind in its inocence and how this was done. It lets us know that there will be leadership set up in the next world. Maybe one of the best things about this book is it is not written to any one type of people, it is written equally to all mankind. It covers the pre-existance in ancient times of the leadership in the next world. It explains plainly some of the metaphores used in this book and the Bible. There is good detail on the punishments and rewards of the judgment. It may be suprising to some to learn how (or who) will decide some of these judgments. It explains how evil survived the flood. - Reinold F.Reviewed in the United States on 28 October 2018
A historic curiosity (Review of Start Publishing edition)
This book seems to be a draft built over an interesting idea: giants produced by human women and special angels called Watchers. That idea alone makes the book quite valuable. There is also the historic aspect; this book simulates to be from very old times but in the same way Milton's 'Paradise Lost' is a funny book where fictional old characters utter prophecies about Milton's present this book too is clearly a mockery or a hoax for the contemporaries of the authors. As a piece of literature this is not more than a draft as it is plagued by contradictions and repetitions.
I even suspect this is a book wrote by gnostics. In gnosticism the god of the Old Testament is an usurper whose corruption and evilness made us imperfect. In those traditions the real god is trying to reach to us so we can be open to the true knowledge. The divinity in the book of Enoch is clearly a corrupt one:
· He seeds temptations in order to be able to punish us. The Watchers are angels forbidden of anything but spiritual lives; nevertheless they are created with male genitalia, according to the book it is oversized. It seems a terrible burden to be given something that give us cravings without a way to satisfy them.
· Heaven is a place to walk and nothing else. As a reward is a poor one and the divinity appears to only care for worshipping and set traps. Apparently nobody is able to reach heaven.
· Despite the mixing of angel and human results into violent giants they are given a lifespan of 500 years (!)
· Although it would be easier to just wipe the giants (a lifespan of five years could do the trick as seen in Blade Runner) god decides to send a deluge to wipe out the most of humanity as well.
· For some reason the women, that probably are the victims, are the source of impurity. It is never said why.
· And now the worst of the book: knowledge is evil... this is the core idea of the book. The writer denounces the watchers as angels that in their corruption taught humanity astronomy, writing, medicine, metalurgy and other knowedge that would make them worthy to be hailed at heroes or at least to name public schools after them. But at the same time the book illustrates about astronomy and solar and lunar calendars while writing the document so technically the author is a sinner too. My guess is that this part is a way to defame gods of a neighbouring country turning them into demons, but it actually produces the inverse effect.
Nevertheless there are a few poetic lines that expand the myths in Genesis and allow a glimpse of the thought in old times in another world... and that make it a valuable reading.
About the edition it's just a simple edition. I had liked a better table of content and cross references to the bible, but as it is is good enough. - jb@amazonReviewed in the United States on 14 January 2014
If you like the bible, you'll love this.
My review is based off of two things. One is that from the point of view of someone who was raised as christian, this is a great book to read after reading the bible because it expands on information that was in the bible so you get a greater angle from which to view the things you already know about the old testament. And I know what the heresayers say about it not being in the bible but you have to disregard that because the book of enoch was originally in the bible and over time scribes of the catholic church took it out because it didn't fit in with their beliefs. But back to the book itself, its easy to understand if you've read the bible because its written in the same format. Now to the second part of this review. I have rated this four stars because, as a person who is no longer religious but who just wants to learn, I found the revealing of the names and duties of the fallen angels to be a very interesting look into their culture. They clearly didn't speak english and whatever language they did speak must have been quite ancient. But all of the interesting things aside, I left one star out of this review for all of god's ranting and raving throughout the whole book about how he was gonna punish all these different people. It really made him seem like he had such a vendetta against all of humanity and all of his doings were just leading up to the grand finale of judgement and everlasting torture. God really needs to lighten up. So if you can get past all his high intensity to do up about his almighty wrath, then its pretty cool. - Gianni HayesReviewed in the United States on 7 July 2013
Mysterious Enoch [AVP]
There are various versions of Enoch out there, so one is never truly certain if he or she is reading an accurate account or an enhanced script of Enoch's vision. Most students of the Bible note that Enoch is best known as the prophet or biblical figure who expanded on Genesis 6:2 ("The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose" [Eternal Life Blog]). Thus, many people want to read Enoch solely for his descriptions of the Nephilm (or Nephilim). Many big and small screen story-tellings of Enoch in some vein have appeared. Additional readings of the Nephilim show the prediction of the return of these evil men during End-Times. Thus, the book's outline seems accurate, for all that one can glean about Enoch, since it is a direct copy, but the book's editor may done a better service for the readers if he or she had aligned his or her interpretations of Enoch's message to the exact scriptural verbiage. All the same, the book is a fine read that allows us to peer into the past to see a man's vision of fallen angels, giants, and horrors to yet face us when they supposedly return during End-Times. Enoch is not canonically accepted, so one must keep in mind that Enoch's words have come under doubt and discussion. However, his words live on. Rough Waters Jacob's Demon: A Novel of Alternative Reality Lucifer's Legion - Kat CraneReviewed in the United States on 20 November 2009
A Review of This Edition - Not a Review of the Original Text
I am writing this review to assist the reader in selecting an EDITION of the Book of Enoch. This particular Edition is exceptionally scholarly - but not particularly readable for casual students or "simply curious" individuals. I am in complete agreement with previous reviewers that "The Book of Enoch ...(is) as an indispensable aid in understanding the New Testament regarding the evolution of theology between 200 BC and 100 AD..." Clearly, this collection of "Lost Books & Manuscripts" contains critical (and vastly under-considered) information relevant to Christianity, Judaism & Islam. However, the footnotes in this Edition vastly outweigh the text. Example: one page contained two lines of text and the entire remainder of the page was footnotes. (I am an attorney, and this volume made law school text books seem like Comic Books in comparison.) Although footnotes are undoubtedly essential to understanding the text, many of the footnotes in this edition contain lengthy paragraphs of the original Aramaic or Hebrew or Greek or Ethiopian texts - written in their original languages. So, even "skimming" the footnotes requires wading through several lines of very tiny text written in other languages. Additionally, the footnotes presuppose a familiarity with theological studies that most readers (including myself) do not have. In sum, "The Book of Enoch" is a MUST READ for anyone who wishes to fully understand the roots and contexts from which modern religion evolved. BUT, unless you are a serious Theological Scholar, I would suggest you find an edition that is perhaps annotated in a more "readable" and less "scholarly" fashion. - Dean CoxReviewed in the United States on 13 September 2013
Critical source book for understanding the New Testament and the intertestamental period
I was reading this book, coincidentally, while teaching Hebrews at church. Now I understand the many, many references to angels, and the "blood of Abel" passage in Hebrews - Enoch is a window into how a first-century Christian thought. Jude quotes directly from Enoch. Another very good reason to read it is, besides the Revelation to St John, the Book of Enoch is a preciously rare example of that strange form of literature, apocalyptic, which has many well meaning Christians in apoplexy. Enoch is guided by an angel through places inaccessible by humans, and on the way he learns a lot about God and himself. Many Christians have, some still do, consider it canonical. It's at least worth your time to read and enjoy. I give it a four, not a five, because more than a few words are not rendered as they should be, doubtless because of electronic character recognition. I'm hoping this problem becomes more rare as technology and Kindle popularity keep skyrocketing! Still, a four is pretty good, right? - KSFAReviewed in the United States on 28 February 2023
Book of Enoch
I had heard of this book, so I ordered it and it came quickly. Reading it, I wish there had been commentary or notes. This is like a KJV of translation, which I find a bit tedious to read. Overall, I am happy with the book but it didn't add much to what I had learned. It was reasonably priced for a paperback book. - Chad ClomanReviewed in the United States on 24 July 2015
Not a great ebook
According to the title page, this book is the translation from Ethiopic to English, performed by Richard Laurence -- who did his first translation in early/mid 1800s, per Wikipedia. So this is not a new translation.
The text is readable enough, especially for the $0.99 price of a Kindle version, but I wish they'd done a better job of converting it to ebook format. For example:
1) There is no table of contents.
2) Each verse is a separate paragraph and is capitalized even if it's a continuation of a previous sentence.
3) There is no space between the verse number and the first letter of the verse text. This can get confusing when the first word is "I", you get things like "6I went to the store."
4) They appear to be missing quotes for quoted text, along the lines of 'He said, "Go to the store."' becoming 'He said Go to the store.'
Finally, the chapters are slightly different than what's presented in Wikipedia. In this book, the last chapter is 105, while in Wikipedia it's 108. All of the content appears to be present, though, so I'm not sure why the difference in numbering. - PoodlesReviewed in the United States on 26 March 2020
Amazing Read
My eyes were opened by this book. I have searched for it for many years but could not attain it. To be free is an amazing gift. My inner self and holy ghost led me to the truth of copies and author. There are so many different books out there. This was the one that I felt was most holy. It changed my manner of prayer and opened my eyes as to the wonders of the purpose of my life here. I would reccomend this book to anyone who would like to know more about the mysterious life of Enoch, who walked with God and was not because God took him.
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