Enoch ( Slavonic Book of Enoch)

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• ENOCH, SLAVONIC BOOK OF — (known as II Enoch; abbr. II En.; also entitled the Book of the Secrets of Enoch, or several variations on this), apocryphal work translated in the tenth or 11th century from Greek into Slavonic. The dating is deduced from the evidence of certain …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Enoch, Second Book of — ▪ religious literature also called  Slavonic Book Of Enoch,         pseudepigraphal work whose only extant version is a Slavonic translation of the Greek original. The Slavonic edition is a Christian work, probably of the 7th century Ad, but it… …   Universalium

• Enoch, books of — Enoch was a legendary hero; he lived to be 365 (Gen. 5:23), walked with God, and bypassing death was taken straight to heaven (verse 24). Such a mysterious figure was an apt character to be the pseudonymous author of sundry apocalyptic writings,… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• ENOCH — (Heb. חֲנוֹךְ). (1) Son of Cain, father of Irad. The world s first city was named after Enoch (Gen. 4:17f.). It has been suggested that the writer is punning on the root ḥnk, to found, initiate. (2) Son of Jared, father of Methuselah, seventh… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Book of Enoch — For other writings attributed to Enoch, see Book of Enoch (disambiguation). Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• Book of Enoch (disambiguation) — The Book of Enoch is any of several pseudepigraphal works that attribute themselves to the biblical figure Enoch, the great grandfather of Noah.* 1 Enoch is commonly referred to simply as the Book of Enoch. It survives in the Ethiopic language,… …   Wikipedia

• Second Book of Enoch — The Second Book of Enoch (usually abbreviated 2 Enoch, and otherwise variously known as Slavonic Enoch or The Secrets of Enoch) is a pseudepigraphic (a text whose claimed authorship is unfounded) of the Old Testament. It is usually considered to… …   Wikipedia

• 3 Enoch — The Third Book of Enoch or 3 Enoch only exists in Hebrew. Chapters 1 16 appear in their final form before the 9th century C.E., which corresponds to A.D., as cited from James R. Davila, Enoch as a Divine Mediator. 3 Enoch purports to be written… …   Wikipedia

• Old Church Slavonic — словѣньскъ ѩзꙑкъ slověnĭskŭ językŭ Spoken in formerly in Slavic areas, under the influence of Byzantium (both Catholic and Orthodox) Region Eastern Europe Era …   Wikipedia

• ADAM AND EVE, BOOK OF THE LIFE OF — ADAM AND EVE, BOOK OF THE LIFE OF, apocryphal work dealing with Adam s life and death. It has been preserved in Greek, Latin, and Slavonic versions differing considerably from one another. General considerations point to composition in Palestine… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• LAMECH, BOOK OF — LAMECH, BOOK OF, apocryphal book referred to in the List of Sixty Books, a Christian list of canonical and uncanonical books apparently dating from the fifth or sixth century. No definite quotation or fragment of an ancient Book of Lamechis known …   Encyclopedia of Judaism