Book of Enoch
ancient Jewish apocalyptic religious text, part of the canon of the Ethiopian-Orthodox Church
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Summary
Book of Enoch is a religious text[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of religious text entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,103 views/month, #1 of 234).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Pseudepigrapher[3]
- Named after: Enoch[4]
- Part of: Books of Enoch[5]
- Has part(s): Book of the Watchers[6]
- Characters: Enoch[7], Watcher[8], Azazel[9], Archangel Michael[10], Gabriel[11], Raphael[12], Uriel[13], Raguel[14], nephilim[15], Son of man[16], Ancient of Days[17], Arakiel[18]
- Has edition or translation: Aramaic Enoch Scroll[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Book of Enoch[20]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
- Title: መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ[26]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/book-of-enoch[27], https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/1-enoch[28]
- Does not have characteristic: Tanakh[29]
Why It Matters
Book of Enoch has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
It has been cited as an influence by Christian Identity[32], a Christian movement[33] and Book of Giants[34], a sacred text of Manichaeism[35].
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Who did Book of Enoch influence?
Book of Enoch has been cited as an influence by Christian Identity[32] and Book of Giants[34].