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1 Enoch: The Hermeneia Translation is unavailable, but you can change that!

1 Enoch was an important and popular text in ancient Judaism, well attested among the manuscripts at Qumran, and a key piece of the puzzle of the development of early Judaism and Christian origins. George W. E. Nickelsburg and James C. VanderKam have now revised their translation in conjunction with their publication of the complete two volumes on 1 Enoch in the Hermeneia commentary series. This...

103:1 And now I swear to you, the righteous, by the glory of the Great One, and by his splendid kingship and his majesty I swear to youa 2 that I know this mystery. For I have read the tablets of heaven, and I have seen the writing of what must be,b and I know the things that are written in them and inscribed concerning you— 3 that good things and joy and honor have been prepared and written down for the souls of the pious who have died; and much good will be given to you in the place of
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