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Second Book of Enoch
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
Second Enoch, Book of. Also known as “Slavonic Enoch” or “The Book of the Secrets of Enoch.” Second Enoch is a pseudepigraphal and nonbiblical work influenced by 1 Enoch and like 1 Enoch is apocalyptic. Contains rewritten sections of Gen 5:21–32—expanding the Enochic and Noahic materials of the Old Testament in an apocalyptic fashion.
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Enoch, Second Book of
Enoch, Second Book of Second Enoch, Book of. Also known as “Slavonic Enoch” or “The Book of the Secrets of Enoch.” Second Enoch is a pseudepigraphal and nonbiblical work influenced by 1 Enoch and like 1 Enoch is apocalyptic. Contains rewritten sections of Gen 5:21–32—expanding the Enochic and Noahic
Slavonic Enoch
Slavonic Enoch Another name for the apocalyptic Second Enoch. It is called Slavonic Enoch, among many other names, because it has only been preserved as a complete work in Slavonic. For more information, see this article: Enoch, Second Book of.
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Enoch, Second Book of
ENOCH, SECOND BOOK OF. This pseudepigraphical apocalypse is attested only in Slavonic. Conventionally identified as 2 Enoch, the work has almost as many names as there are manuscripts (Andersen, OTP 1: 102), ranging from “The Tale (slovo, literally ‘word’) of” or “Life of” or “Book of (the Secrets of)
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5
ENOCH, SECOND BOOK OF
ENOCH, SECOND BOOK OF. An apocalyptic work of unknown origins, relating the story of Enoch’s ascension through the heavens, his encounter with God, and the ethical instruction he subsequently gives to his sons.