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The Complete Books of Enoch (Annotated): 1 Enoch: The Ethiopian Book of Enoch, 2 Enoch: The Book of the Secrets of Enoch, and 3 Enoch: The Hebrew Book of Enoch
This beautiful collector’s edition of the Complete Books of Enoch includes insightful introductory commentary by Dr. Nathaniel Avery, a scholar of religious and ancient texts.
The Books of Enoch are a collection of ancient texts attributed to the biblical figure of the prophet Enoch. While not considered scripture outside of the Ethiopian church, together, these apocryphal books have been known as lost or missing books of the Bible and represent a fascinating insight into the development of early Christian beliefs. Fragments of the texts were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and it is very likely that the texts contributed to the thinking of the writers of the New Testament.
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1 The First Book of Enoch, or The Ethiopian Book of Enoch.
Consists of The Book of the Watchers, The Book of Parables, The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries, The Book of Dreams, and The Epistle of Enoch.
2 The Second Book of Enoch, or The Book of the Secrets of Enoch.
3 The Third Book of Enoch, or The Hebrew Book of Enoch.
This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of early Christian times and beliefs around our origins, Genesis, Noah, Heaven, the origin of evil, fallen angels, demons, and the end times.
The Books of Enoch are a collection of ancient texts attributed to the biblical figure of the prophet Enoch. While not considered scripture outside of the Ethiopian church, together, these apocryphal books have been known as lost or missing books of the Bible and represent a fascinating insight into the development of early Christian beliefs. Fragments of the texts were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and it is very likely that the texts contributed to the thinking of the writers of the New Testament.
The book
1 The First Book of Enoch, or The Ethiopian Book of Enoch.
Consists of The Book of the Watchers, The Book of Parables, The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries, The Book of Dreams, and The Epistle of Enoch.
2 The Second Book of Enoch, or The Book of the Secrets of Enoch.
3 The Third Book of Enoch, or The Hebrew Book of Enoch.
This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of early Christian times and beliefs around our origins, Genesis, Noah, Heaven, the origin of evil, fallen angels, demons, and the end times.
247 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2021
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February 22, 2026
I struggled to rate this book, its not a book I normally would.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was informative, interesting and enjoyable!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was informative, interesting and enjoyable!
February 21, 2023
A very enlightening book. So much more to learn really wet my appetite for a deeper delve into the whole subject 😎93s
April 13, 2022
An enlightening compilation for anyone that suspects there is more to biblical scriptures than what the Jesuits included in what has been provided in the KJV for spiritual guidance.
May 17, 2026
I read books 1 and 2 but not book 3. I felt that book 3 was written later so doesn't carry the same weight. I am not Jewish so I don't really know anything about Jewish mysticism. I am a Christian. I was looking into the early stories of the creation myth and came across a reference to the Book of Enoch. Not knowing much about it, I found the story fascinating. I don't know all the history of each of the books, but the 1st book of Enoch was cited in the Epistle of Jude. Book 3 was later and I felt uncomfortable reading it so I stopped.
Books 1 and 2 though tell the tale of Enoch, one of the Patriarchs of Genesis and Great Grandfather of Noah. It's an interesting story because it tells why God destroyed humanity in a flood. As a Christian, Genesis is our source and the reason for the flood was because "The LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart." Genesis 6:5-6. But the Book of Enoch talks about the Watchers, angels sent to Earth to keep watch of mankind. Instead, they bred themselves with the women who then gave birth to giants. The flood was to rid the world of the giants as much as to rid the world of mortal men and women. I guess that gave me another perspective on Genesis. And rereading Genesis now, there is a verse that references this but not as clearly laid out as this.
Beyond that, it tells about how Enoch was taken up to heaven and shown things, including an interesting view of how the sun and moon rise and set in the sky and how that varies through the year. There was some beautiful verses as well telling of God and how we should live. He then returned to earth to write this book (no evidence that Enoch was really the author) and he passed it off to his children and was taken back to heaven to be an angel.
As a Christian, what do I take from this? I like the story about why there was a flood. Whether it is true or not is a matter of faith. Genesis has one verse while Enoch has several chapters. I also like the section on the rotations of the sun and moon. It showed a sophisticated understanding of the celestial bodies, even if they did think the Earth was flat. And I liked the verses that talked about how to be a good person and live as God would have you live.
As for Book 3, it was written presumably by Rabbi Ishmael somewhere around the 2nd century AD. It's more like Jewish mysticism. Nothing wrong with that but something told me to steer clear.
In conclusion, the first Book of Enoch is non canonical to the Christian Bible because they don't know who wrote it. But it was known to early Christians so it's an interesting view into that time period. I also think that there is something beautiful in some of the text and worthy of God.
Books 1 and 2 though tell the tale of Enoch, one of the Patriarchs of Genesis and Great Grandfather of Noah. It's an interesting story because it tells why God destroyed humanity in a flood. As a Christian, Genesis is our source and the reason for the flood was because "The LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart." Genesis 6:5-6. But the Book of Enoch talks about the Watchers, angels sent to Earth to keep watch of mankind. Instead, they bred themselves with the women who then gave birth to giants. The flood was to rid the world of the giants as much as to rid the world of mortal men and women. I guess that gave me another perspective on Genesis. And rereading Genesis now, there is a verse that references this but not as clearly laid out as this.
Beyond that, it tells about how Enoch was taken up to heaven and shown things, including an interesting view of how the sun and moon rise and set in the sky and how that varies through the year. There was some beautiful verses as well telling of God and how we should live. He then returned to earth to write this book (no evidence that Enoch was really the author) and he passed it off to his children and was taken back to heaven to be an angel.
As a Christian, what do I take from this? I like the story about why there was a flood. Whether it is true or not is a matter of faith. Genesis has one verse while Enoch has several chapters. I also like the section on the rotations of the sun and moon. It showed a sophisticated understanding of the celestial bodies, even if they did think the Earth was flat. And I liked the verses that talked about how to be a good person and live as God would have you live.
As for Book 3, it was written presumably by Rabbi Ishmael somewhere around the 2nd century AD. It's more like Jewish mysticism. Nothing wrong with that but something told me to steer clear.
In conclusion, the first Book of Enoch is non canonical to the Christian Bible because they don't know who wrote it. But it was known to early Christians so it's an interesting view into that time period. I also think that there is something beautiful in some of the text and worthy of God.
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January 25, 2025
The book cover of the book that I bought is a beautiful hardcover red with nice lettering, nothing like what is listed here. I entered the ISBN which shows the correct author but a much more beautiful cover.
There are 3 books and each are different. The best and most interesting is the Ethiopian Book of Enoch. The Ethiopian book has 4 sections: The Book of the Watchers which I found to be the most interesting. The Book of the Parables which contains 3 parables and probably the closest to the Bible. The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries which was quite detailed but convoluted. Then the Book of Dreams which made for some interesting reading.
The second book: The Epistle of Enoch and the Secrets of Enoch much more details of the heavenly tablets.
The third book was simply horrible which was not written by Enoch but by a Rabbi Ishmael Ben Elisha. This book dragged the entire book down. If I knew this book was included I would have bought another version without this Rabbi's CRAZY unfounded thoughts.
It was painful in finishing reading the book because of the Rabbi portion.
There are 3 books and each are different. The best and most interesting is the Ethiopian Book of Enoch. The Ethiopian book has 4 sections: The Book of the Watchers which I found to be the most interesting. The Book of the Parables which contains 3 parables and probably the closest to the Bible. The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries which was quite detailed but convoluted. Then the Book of Dreams which made for some interesting reading.
The second book: The Epistle of Enoch and the Secrets of Enoch much more details of the heavenly tablets.
The third book was simply horrible which was not written by Enoch but by a Rabbi Ishmael Ben Elisha. This book dragged the entire book down. If I knew this book was included I would have bought another version without this Rabbi's CRAZY unfounded thoughts.
It was painful in finishing reading the book because of the Rabbi portion.
July 6, 2025
be careful with the assumptions and false translations after doing a lot of research’s nd using AI to help with translations and double and triple checking there are a lot of errors in this. it may be rooted in biblical history initially but this translation is false gospel.
Be careful about the false gospel of the book of Enoch and all of them. I went through extensive translations and it has lots of adds and false doctrine. We already knew it was incomplete but the original texts never said Giants were 3000 ells this is taken g liberties in ancient gospel texts. Read with caution.
Be careful about the false gospel of the book of Enoch and all of them. I went through extensive translations and it has lots of adds and false doctrine. We already knew it was incomplete but the original texts never said Giants were 3000 ells this is taken g liberties in ancient gospel texts. Read with caution.
November 23, 2023
I Like This Book, It Brings To Light A Supposed Removed Portion Of The Bible And Is Pretty Interesting Considering The Subject Matter It Covers. I'm Pretty Sure God Would Leave This Part In Considering Its Lore About Demons And He Kind Of Wants Us To Avoid Them. But He Didn't So Dr Avery Wrote A Complete Book On It.
November 28, 2023
An interesting look at the Book of Enoch which is not often considered to be any sort of canon to the Torah or Bible. But it provides a unique look at Early Biblical thought.
June 16, 2024
Interesting read on early Jewish beliefs. Worth a read to understand what the Jewish people would’ve read and believed.
August 12, 2025
Always heard of Enoch but never knew.....
Having read this book I now understand more of the history of the Bible and of names mentioned, but not expounded.
Having read this book I now understand more of the history of the Bible and of names mentioned, but not expounded.
October 3, 2025
Intriguing, but hard work..
It was hard graft getting through this in writing style, although I know that is usual in such publications. Phew.
It was hard graft getting through this in writing style, although I know that is usual in such publications. Phew.
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