Category:Enoch (subject)

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

• This page is edited by Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan

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]