The Book of Enoch

• Hugh Nibley, "A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch", Ensign 1975-1977

Part 1: 1975, Oct.

Part 2: 1975, Dec.

Part 3: 1976, Feb.

Part 4: 1976, Mar.

Part 5: 1976, Apr.

Part 6: 1976, Jul.

Part 7: 1976, Oct.

Part 8: 1976, Dec.

Part 9: 1977, Feb

Part 10: 1977, Mar.

Part 11: 1977, Apr.

Part 12: 1977, Jun.

Part 13: 1977, Aug.

• Enoch 104:10-11

Corruption of the book predicted.

• Enoch 103:1-2

Enoch vouches for the veracity of his book.

• "Book of Enoch", Wikipedia

• The Book of Enoch, R. H. Charles

Notes

The Book of Enoch is typically broken up into 5 sections:

1. The Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1–36)
   • Believed by scholars to be the oldest portion, dating to around 300 BC - 200 BC
2. The Book of Parables of Enoch (1 Enoch 37–71) (also called the Similitudes of Enoch)
   • Believed by scholars to be the newest portion, dating to around 100 BC
3. The Astronomical Book (1 Enoch 72–82) (also called the Book of the Heavenly Luminaries or Book of Luminaries)
4. The Book of Dream Visions (1 Enoch 83–90) (also called the Book of Dreams)
5. The Epistle of Enoch (1 Enoch 91–108)

In Enoch 24-25, Enoch sees a tree which is described much like a tree Nephi saw in his Iron Rod vision. The vision itself is structured much the same, with both Enoch and Nephi being guided by angels to whom they pose questions regarding the meaning of the things they see, and receive answers.

In Enoch 41:6 and 43:2, the ranking of the sun, moon, and stars has notable similarity with both the Book of Abraham, and LDS theology regarding degrees of glory (though it is not clear that these descriptions are the same as either).

In Enoch 46-51, the book talks about a messianic "Son of Man", also referred to as "the Elect One", who was named in the presence of the "Lord of Spirits" before the stars were made.

Cross-References

• Apocrypha
• Enoch