And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men. (Book of Enoch, Chapter 6:1-2)
Wait a minute! That's from Moses-- in Genesis 6:1-2>>>
When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were bor to them, the sons of the elohim saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.
Where do you think Moses got it from? There really was a book of Enoch and interestingly-- it only shows up in places where the librarians don't have a vested interest in "disappearing" it. Places like Ethiopia, that are isolated. Alexander the Great in 300 BC mentions a book in India from before the time of Abraham. Fragments from the Book of Enoch were found preserved among the Dead Sea Scrolls and it is mentioned in scripture. It's not any kind of stretch to think that it has survived from then until now in these instances and much less of a stretch to think that Abraham's great grandfather- Noah wouldn't have packed it into the ark with him. From Abraham to Moses is just a span of only around 500 years. I don't particularly care how anyone thinks about it. The book was real and we work with what we got. There is ample evidence that proves that what we have is ancient, and authentic to the degree that we can know it's not a modern forgery as some are sure to suggest. They were discussing and debating and reading the Book of Enoch in antiquity-- writers of scripture quoting and referencing it and councils were already pulling out their hair over it as early as 160 AD and then at Laodicea in the 4th century.
But it's the untouched 2000 year old testimony of the Essenes at Qumran that bears the greatest weight.
"Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he fathered Isaac. Isaac was sixty years old when he fathered Jacob. Jacob was sixty-five years old when he fathered Levi. He gave to Levi the Book of the Words of Enoch to preserve and pass on".
Wait a minute! That's from Moses-- in Genesis 6:1-2>>>
When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were bor to them, the sons of the elohim saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.
Where do you think Moses got it from? There really was a book of Enoch and interestingly-- it only shows up in places where the librarians don't have a vested interest in "disappearing" it. Places like Ethiopia, that are isolated. Alexander the Great in 300 BC mentions a book in India from before the time of Abraham. Fragments from the Book of Enoch were found preserved among the Dead Sea Scrolls and it is mentioned in scripture. It's not any kind of stretch to think that it has survived from then until now in these instances and much less of a stretch to think that Abraham's great grandfather- Noah wouldn't have packed it into the ark with him. From Abraham to Moses is just a span of only around 500 years. I don't particularly care how anyone thinks about it. The book was real and we work with what we got. There is ample evidence that proves that what we have is ancient, and authentic to the degree that we can know it's not a modern forgery as some are sure to suggest. They were discussing and debating and reading the Book of Enoch in antiquity-- writers of scripture quoting and referencing it and councils were already pulling out their hair over it as early as 160 AD and then at Laodicea in the 4th century.
But it's the untouched 2000 year old testimony of the Essenes at Qumran that bears the greatest weight.
"Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he fathered Isaac. Isaac was sixty years old when he fathered Jacob. Jacob was sixty-five years old when he fathered Levi. He gave to Levi the Book of the Words of Enoch to preserve and pass on".