The Book of Enoch Teaches Greek Mythology as Godly Knowledge

 

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.