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Should We Make a Big Deal About Enoch 1:9 in the Dead Sea Scrolls?

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  Supporters of the Book of Enoch often point to 1 Enoch 1:9 being discovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls, claiming this somehow proves the book’s authority—especially because of its similarity to Jude 14–15. But does the evidence really support that? The truth is, the fragment we have from Qumran (4Q204) is extremely small. Only a few words survive from the Aramaic text, and the rest has to be reconstructed by scholars. This means we cannot make exact comparisons or claim that Jude was quoting it word-for-word. In fact, differences are already noticeable: Jude speaks of the Lord coming to “convict” the ungodly, while Enoch 1:9 (in the forms we have) speaks of “destroying” them—a significant theological distinction. What the Dead Sea Scrolls actually show is simple: some Jewish communities in the Second Temple period were reading and preserving the Book of Enoch. That tells us the book was influential to certain groups, but it does not make it inspired. Many other non-biblical texts we...
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Did Jude Quote from the Book of Enoch?

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  Some argue that Jude treated the Book of Enoch as inspired Scripture because Jude 14–15 sounds similar to 1 Enoch 1:9. However, we should be careful here. Jude never once mentions the “Book of Enoch.” Instead, he writes: “About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, ‘Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.’” (Jude 1:14–15) Notice that Jude attributes this prophecy to Enoch himself, “the seventh from Adam.” He does not reference an outside book but records a prophecy as genuine revelation now preserved through the Spirit’s inspiration. Yes, 1 Enoch 1:9 contains a parallel line: “Behold, he cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones to execute judgment upon all...” Yet the details diverge. The Book of Enoch often uses “destroy” r...
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The Book of Enoch Claims Noah Had Laser Beam Eyes

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  Enoch 106 gives a bizarre account of Noah’s birth. It describes him as glowing white, speaking at birth, and having eyes that lit up the whole house like the sun. His father Lamech even feared Noah, believing he was part angel rather than fully human. The story continues with Methuselah seeking answers from Enoch in heaven—portraying Noah as a supernatural being, not an ordinary man. The Bible, however, gives a very different picture. Scripture says, “Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). Noah’s humanity is emphasized, not denied. Furthermore, the Book of Enoch claims that Enoch advised both Lamech and Noah, even though the Bible is clear that God took Enoch decades before Noah was born (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5). This makes such interactions impossible. Most importantly, the Bible records that God Himself revealed the coming flood to Noah (Genesis 6:13), not Enoch. By inventing impossible encounters and turning N...
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The Book of Enoch Teaches Greek Mythology as Godly Knowledge

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  The Book of Enoch describes the sun and moon riding in heavenly chariots, driven across the sky by the wind (Enoch 72:4–5; 73:1–2). It even claims this information came from heaven itself. But this mirrors Greek and Roman mythology, where Helios drove the sun chariot across the sky and Selene (or Luna) rode the moon chariot. Enoch also describes the stars as chariots moving in heaven (75:8), another direct parallel to pagan mythology. The Bible rejects these ideas as false worship. King Josiah destroyed the chariots dedicated to the sun god in order to purify Israel from idolatry (2 Kings 23:11). That raises the question: why would God’s angels supposedly teach Enoch the very myths that Scripture condemns? By presenting pagan sun and moon myths as heavenly truth, the Book of Enoch promotes idolatry and directly contradicts biblical revelation.
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The Book of Enoch Claims Angels Built the Ark

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  Enoch 67:2 says that angels built a great wooden structure—the Ark—and that God would preserve life through it. This completely contradicts the Bible’s account. Scripture is clear: God commanded Noah himself to build the Ark (Genesis 6:14–16). The Bible emphasizes Noah’s obedience to God’s instructions: “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he” (Genesis 6:22). The New Testament reinforces this truth, praising Noah’s faith in preparing the Ark “to the saving of his house” (Hebrews 11:7). By giving credit to angels rather than Noah, the Book of Enoch erases the very example of faith and obedience the Bible holds up in Noah’s life. This shows how the book promotes teachings that directly oppose the message of Scripture.
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The Book of Enoch Claims Heavenly Children Will Join Humanity

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  In Enoch 39:1, the text says that “elect and holy children” will descend from heaven and their children will become one with the children of men on earth. This suggests that heavenly beings will have offspring who join with humanity. The problem is that the Bible never teaches such an idea. There is no verse that speaks of the elect in heaven having children, nor any prophecy about heavenly offspring uniting with people on earth. This is an extra doctrine invented by the Book of Enoch that has no foundation in Scripture. By introducing teachings that contradict the Bible, the Book of Enoch shows itself to be unreliable and outside the bounds of biblical truth.
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The Book of Enoch Claims Women Became Mythical Creatures

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  In Enoch 19:2, the text says that the women who married fallen angels “shall become sirens.” In other words, it claims human women were transformed into half-bird, half-human creatures. This idea clearly reflects pagan mythology, not biblical truth. The Bible never teaches that humans can change into mythical beings. Even more telling, sirens come from Greek mythology. This shows the Book of Enoch could not have been written by the real, pre-flood Enoch of Genesis. Instead, it reflects influences from the Greek era, long after Enoch lived, and presents itself falsely as his work. Despite this, many people still treat the book as sacred, overlooking how it mixes mythology with scripture and reveals itself to be a much later invention.
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