The Book of Enoch describes fallen angels (Watchers) who descend, mate with human women, produce giant offspring (Nephilim), and teach forbidden knowledge, leading to corruption and the Flood as divine judgment. Enoch serves as a righteous mediator, receiving revelations about judgment, the Messiah, the fate of the wicked, and the coming new age. The work profoundly influenced early Jewish and Christian eschatology, angelology, and demonology, though it was excluded from most biblical canons except the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
The Book of Enoch is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic text attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. Composed mainly between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE, it survives fully only in Ge’ez (Ethiopic), with fragments in Aramaic from the Dead Sea Scrolls. It expands Genesis 5–6, detailing Enoch’s heavenly journeys, visions of the cosmos, and interactions with angels. The text divides into sections: the Book of the Watchers, the Book of Parables, the Astronomical Book, the Book of Dream Visions, and the Epistle of Enoch.
It is important to understand the Book of Enoch is not a part of our Bible, however it is quoted in our Bibles by Peter and Jude with multiple references to the subject matter by Paul. This book was read and understood by the people of Jesus’ day. It made up part of their understanding of the cosmic worldview of Jews and Gentile alike.