Book of Enoch, The

Enoch existed prior to the events surrounding the Great Flood and was son of Jared, father of the famously long-lived Methuselah and grandfather of Noah. The Book of Enoch is considered a canonical Apocrypha and is said to have been written by Enoch himself, although this is disputed by some and many believe it was begun in the second century BC. The only thing that is known for certain is that fragments of the book date back to the 2nd century BC and that it was rediscovered as part of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The Book of Enoch: Apocryphal Book of Giants Fallen Angels, Watchers & Nephilim examines the writings of Enoch and the unique material on the origins of demons and Nephilim that he wrote about. It studies why some angels fell from heaven, why the Genesis flood was morally necessary and looks deeply into the prophetic exposition of the thousand-year reign of the Messiah. Perfect for students of biblical times but also written for general readership and those who have a passing interest in the book’s history and place within Christian thinking, The Book of Enoch makes complex texts more generally accessible to the average reader.