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Digital versions of The Book of Enoch.

The Book of Enoch -Basic PDF Format- 1881 translation from the Ethiopic, with introduction and notes by Rev. George H. Schodde, Ph.D. Professor in Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. Plain text.

The Book of Enoch- Original Document Scan -1881 translation from the Ethiopic, with introduction and notes by Rev. George H. Schodde, Ph.D. Professor in Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.

ABOUT THIS TRANSLATION

One of the most important apocryphic works of the Second Temple Period is Enoch. According to the biblical narrative (Genesis 5:21-24), Enoch lived only 365 years (far less than the other patriarchs in the period before the Flood). Enoch “walked with God; then he was no more for God took him.”

The original language of most of this work was, in all likelihood, Aramaic (an early Semitic language). Although the original version was lost in antiquity, portions of a Greek translation were discovered in Egypt and quotations were known from the Church Fathers. The discovery of the texts from Qumran Cave 4 has finally provided parts of the Aramaic original. In the fragment exhibited here, humankind is called on to observe how unchanging nature follows God’s will.

Reference:

Milik, J. T. The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumran Cave 4. Oxford, 1976.