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According to Jewish (Christian, and Islamic) tradition, Enoch was an ancient patriarch, the seventh descendant of Adam.

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Overview

Enoch is mentioned in numerous Second Temple Jewish texts and is the protagonist and reputed author of books, such as 1 Enoch, 2 Enoch, and 3 Enoch.

Enoch in ancient sources

• Enoch (sources) -- survey of ancient sources

Enoch in literature & the arts

• Enoch (arts) -- survey of fictional works

Enoch in scholarship

Enoch is a literary character. Studies on Enoch focus on three major aspects:

(a) the evolution of the character in ancient (Jewish, Christian, and Islamic) traditions;

(b) the literature attributed to the ancient patriarch (1 Enoch, 2 Enoch, 3 Enoch); and

(c) the intellectual movement generated by Enochic writings (see Enochic Judaism).

• See Enoch (research) -- survey of scholarly works

References

• Enoch / Andrei A. Orlov / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 579-581

• / [[]] / In: The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary,

External links

• [Wikipedia]