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Enoch, Jubilees and others · 1 Enoch 72–82

Uriel's astronomy lessons

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Reference1 Enoch 72–82
WrittenAstronomical Book, c. 300 BCE or earlier
SetEnoch's journeys
The book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven, the relations of each… which Uriel the holy angel, who was with me, who is their guide, showed me.

Translation: R. H. Charles, 1917

Read it literally

A 364-day calendar dictated by an angel, used by the Qumran community, which fought the Temple over it.

What scholars say

The oldest part of 1 Enoch; Qumran copies are longer than the Ethiopic.

Looks like technology Taken up alive
People and places hereQumran

Quick answers about 1 Enoch 72–82

Where is 1 Enoch 72–82 found?

1 Enoch 72–82 (Enoch, Jubilees and others). Translation quoted: R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (SPCK, 1917; first ed. 1912).

When was 1 Enoch 72–82 written?

Astronomical Book, c. 300 BCE or earlier.

What do scholars say about 1 Enoch 72–82?

The oldest part of 1 Enoch; Qumran copies are longer than the Ethiopic.

Rabbit holes in this passage

Text1 EnochA book quoted by name in the New Testament dropped out of nearly every Bible, yet stayed whole for over a thousand years in Ge'ez, the classical language of Ethiopia. Parts of it, written under Enoch's name, were later found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It tells of fallen angels, giants and journeys through heaven. Why was it lost?BeingUrielThe oldest part of the Book of Enoch reads less like a prophecy than an astronomy textbook, and its teacher is an angel named Uriel. He explains a 364-day calendar, the gates the sun rises through, and the phases of the moon. Why would anyone give a calendar dispute an angel as the authority?

Sources

  1. R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (SPCK, 1917; first ed. 1912)Primary text
  2. The Book of Enoch, trans. R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (1917)Primary text
  3. 1 Enoch 20; 72–82, trans. R. H. Charles, The Book of Enoch (1917)Primary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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