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To: dangus

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The Book of Enoch is NOT biblically canonical, NEITHER to Protestants, Catholics, NOR Jews. But Clement of Rome, Irenaeus, Athenagoras and Tertullian cite it as IF IT WERE POSSIBLY canonical, as does the author of the Epistle of Barnabas, and pre-Nicene Ethiopian churches consider it canonical to this day. Nonetheless, it is cited as prophecy by the Epistle of St. Jude (v. 14-15). Its style is apocalyptic, meaning it describes events which might otherwise seem fanciful, but which have prophetic meaning; “prophesy,” here, does not necessarily mean foretelling, but divinely inspired knowledge.


7 posted on 02/08/2013 2:06:41 PM PST by dangus
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To: dangus

I own and have read a copy of “The book of Enoch” same about “The epic of Gilgamesh” and “Enuma Elish” the seven tablets of Creation, Volum 1 edited by L.W. King, 1902.
very interesting reading all the stories in these books ocupy my mind quite a lot


13 posted on 02/08/2013 4:17:59 PM PST by munin
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