O Livro de Enoque 2.8

The Book of Enoch is an ancient Jewish religious work attributed by tradition to Noah's great-grandfather, Enoch. Modern scholars estimate the earliest sections (primarily in the Book of Watchers) to be from around 300 BCE, and the final part (Book of Parables) probably from the late 1st century BCE.

"The scriptures will be given to them, they will believe and rejoice in them, all the righteous will rejoice in learning from them all the paths of righteousness." The early sections of the book were composed around the 3rd century BCE. The authors relied in part on the Pentateuch and expanded on sections from Genesis, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

The Book of Enoch is an intertestamental book that is part of the canon of the Coptic Church Bible but is not accepted as canonical by other Christian churches. The only intact versions of this book preserved are in Ge'ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Church. However, various parts are known in Greek, Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, and Latin, with a fragment in Coptic. Additionally, several fragments were found in Aramaic and one in Hebrew (4T317) at Qumran. Tradition attributes its authorship to Enoch, Noah's great-grandfather.

The book was published in the first century of our era and consists of several parts written in the 3rd century BCE and 1st century CE.

The Book of Enoch consists of:

• Book of Watchers
• Book of Parables
• Astronomical Book
• Book of Dreams
• The Epistle of Enoch

Early Christians held a high regard for the Book of Enoch, as can be seen in the canonical epistles of Jude (6 and 14-16) and 2 Peter (2:4), as well as the non-canonical works such as the Epistle of Barnabas and writings by Justin Martyr (100-165), Athenagoras (170), Tatian (110-172), Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon (115-185), Clement of Alexandria (150-220), Tertullian (160-230), Lactantius (260-325), and also those by Methodius of Philippi and Minucius Felix.

Undoubtedly, the Book of Enoch was widely known and appreciated in the Jewish world and later inherited by early Christians, who were largely responsible for preserving it in other languages. The Book of Enoch is classified as pseudonymous because its contents are attributed to this legendary descendant of Adam, even though the content and issues it narrates are clearly of later origin.

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