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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...

  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...

  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...

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

Enoch Chapter 7:2  “And they [human women] became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells:” The Book of Enoch claims that the giants born from human women were “three thousand ells” tall. An ancient ell was about 18 inches (1.5 feet), meaning these giants would have been roughly 4,500 feet tall—nearly a mile high! To put this in perspective, Noah’s Ark was said to be 300 cubits long, about 450 feet. According to Enoch’s numbers, the giants were ten times longer than the Ark itself. This isn’t just exaggeration; it’s pure fantasy. Scripture mentions giants like King Og, whose bed was around 13.5 feet long, suggesting he was roughly 9 feet tall—giants, yes, but within humanly believable limits. At 4,500 feet, these Enoch giants would be taller than any mountain and utterly impossible biologically and physically. The Book of Enoch’s giants belong to the realm of myth, not reality. Its fantastical numbers reveal the text as bad fiction—sensational sto...

  Enoch Chapter 6:4-6: "...'Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.'  Then sware they all together and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended ⌈in the days ⌉ of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it." The Book of Enoch claims that about 200 fallen angels descended on a mountain before the Flood and named it “Mount Hermon.” The text even says the mountain was called Hermon because of the oath they swore there. However, this claim contains a serious historical and biblical error. Mount Hermon, as a name and significant landmark, is known only from post-Flood history—long after the time of Jared mentioned in Genesis and the Book of Enoch. The Bible and historical records clearly show that the mountain’s name and religious importance...

 The Book of Enoch is an ancient text composed of multiple sections written by various authors between about 300 BC and 100 AD. While it claims to be written by Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam mentioned in Genesis, this claim is false, and scholars classify the work as pseudepigrapha—writings falsely attributed to biblical figures. Today, the oldest complete manuscripts of the Book of Enoch are preserved in the Ethiopian Ge’ez language, with surviving copies dating mostly from the 15th century onward. Ge’ez is a Semitic liturgical language used by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and some Ethiopian Jewish communities. Earlier fragments and portions in Aramaic, Greek, and Latin have also been discovered, including Aramaic fragments among the Dead Sea Scrolls. These small fragments confirm much of the text's antiquity and suggest it was originally composed in Aramaic or possibly Greek before being translated into Ge’ez centuries later. Notably, the Book of Parables section (chap...

 The Book of Enoch is an ancient Jewish text, not written by the biblical Enoch but by several authors over centuries, making its claim of Enoch’s authorship false. Scholars classify it as “pseudepigrapha,” meaning a work attributed to a figure who did not write it. This raises serious questions about its credibility, when claiming it comes from the pre-flood Enoch. The Book of Enoch was never part of the Jewish or mainstream Christian canon, except in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. While some traditions value its stories about angels and giants, many of its teachings and cosmology contradict the Bible’s clear message about creation, salvation, and God’s plan. It has been suggested that the Essenes, a strict Jewish sect known for ascetic practices and mystical interests, preserved or valued Enoch’s writings. However, there is no strong evidence they authored it, and many claims about their beliefs are often overstated or not supported by historians. The important point to rememb...

 “For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee?” — Hebrews 1:5 Hebrews 1:5 settles the matter clearly: God never called an angel His son. That means if someone insists angels are “sons of God,” they are contradicting Scripture. But because this issue is so often misunderstood, we need to see what the Bible’s most trusted text in the apostolic age—the Septuagint—actually says. Why the Septuagint Matters The Septuagint (LXX) is the Greek translation of the Old Testament made centuries before Christ. It is older than the Masoretic Hebrew text and is the version most often quoted by Jesus, Paul, and the New Testament writers. If the apostles relied on the Septuagint, then so should we. Job Passages: Angels, Not Sons of God In the Masoretic text, Job 1:6, 2:1, and 38:7 use “sons of God,” and many assume that means angels. But the Septuagint removes the ambiguity: Job 1:6 — “the angels of God came to stand before the Lord” Job 2:1 — “th...

Whenever people argue that Genesis 6 is about angels marrying human women, one of the first sources they quote is the Book of Enoch. Even those who openly admit the Book of Enoch is not inspired often turn around and exalt it as if it were Scripture, using it to define Genesis 6. But the truth is simple: the Book of Enoch is not inspired, not authoritative, and not even reliable as commentary. It is mythology, folklore, and fable—and Scripture warns us against such writings. Paul’s Warnings About Fables The Apostle Paul repeatedly urged believers to avoid fables and myths, because they twist the truth and breed confusion: “ Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. ” (Titus 1:13-14) “ Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith .” (1 Timothy 1:4) “ But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. ” (1 Timothy 4:7) “ Hold fas...

Genesis 6 is one of the most debated passages in the Bible. Many claim it teaches that angelic beings married human women and produced hybrid giants. But is that really what Scripture says? When we allow the Bible to define its own terms, the picture becomes clear: Genesis 6 is about faithful and unfaithful humanity, not angelic myths or pagan fables. Men Genesis 6:1 begins, “ men began to multiply on the face of the earth. ” Some suggest these are only Cain’s descendants, but nothing in the text requires that. Instead, it refers to mankind as a whole, showing the rapid spread of non-covenant or sinful people across the earth. Genesis 6:9 and 6:18 distinguish Noah and his household as covenant people—those called “sons of God.” Biblical righteousness is not tied to genealogy (Cain vs. Seth) but to faith (covenant with God).  Daughters of Men The phrase “ daughters of men ” (Genesis 6:1) simply refers to women associated with ungodly communities. In Scripture, “ daughters of ” is of...

1. Angels Cannot Marry Genesis 6:2 says the “sons of God” took wives from human women. But Jesus taught that angels do not marry (Matthew 22:30). Marriage was designed by God for covenant and family, not reckless lust by supernatural creatures, so it makes no sense to imagine fallen angels wanting to keep a godly covenant with wives and children. If they were corrupt, they would indulge in sin without the restraint of any  marriage commitment. The clear understanding of Genesis 6 describes godly men choosing ungodly wives—leading to corrupted families—not fallen angels getting domesticated and starting households with humans. 2. Angels Cannot Have Children Hebrews 1:7,14 describes angels as spirits, and Jesus stated plainly that “a spirit hath not flesh and bones” (Luke 24:39). Angels may temporarily appear in a human form, but they are not flesh or human. Angels cannot generate human seed or pass on DNA because they are not physical beings. Scripture contains no mention of female ...