It seems likely therefore, that copies of the Book of Enoch survived into Egyptian times, 3500 BC, and was known to Moses around 2,000 years later. All others, including the book of Enoch, were rejected as not having been inspired by the Holy Spirit. Additionally, the apostles recognized these books as inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21 2 Timothy 3:16). This video published by Think About It explains that though the Bible is the ultimate source of our beliefs, it is missing on elements, that being the book of Enoch. Bible verses about Book Of Enoch. In the Oriental Orthodox Tradition there is the subset Orthodox Tewahedo. However, Scottish traveler and travel writer James Bruce brought three copies back from Ethiopia in 1773. There is however not such a thing as 'the' canon. Oddly enough, the same has happened with the Bible as well. About the book of Enoch. The there is some dispute over when the book of Enoch was written. The Book of Enoch is one of those books that almost made it into the Bible but was then rejected as "apocryphal", even though Enoch and the book itself are mentioned and referred to several times in the Bible. We see such references in Jude 1:14-15 and 2 Peter. In other words, an author who called himself Enoch wrote the Book of Enoch, but it was likely just a man going by a pseudonym. 3. The book of Enoch is not in harmony with the … forms part of the Torah (the first five books of the bible). Most believers acknowledge the Bible as the ultimate source of knowledge and power. Several copies of the earlier sections of 1 Enoch were preserved among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is part of the canon. Bible verses related to Enoch from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order Hebrews 11:5 - By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. In several places, the BoE seems to put Enoch as being alive when Noah was born. That’s why there are so many cults and false religions that have shot off the pages of the book of Enoch, being fuel for wicked doctrine. By some estimates, it first dates from around 300 BC, while others place it between 2-1 BC. What is the Book of Enoch? Both of these passages appear to be plucking portions of tradition from the Book of Enoch. The answer is that The Book of Enoch is not a Scripture. Not Included In The Bible. – Enoch 69:27. There are several canons of the Bible all claiming to be the Bible. We do see that the Bible actually quotes from the Book of Enoch. In Genesis, there is Enoch's family; as named by him in this book, and a quick recap of some of Enoch's story. Since Enoch is mentioned several times in the Bible, was a man of God, and the book of Enoch was quoted by Jude and Peter, I believe it is authentic and inspired by the Spirit like the rest of the Bible. 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