Book of Enoch: All About the Three Books of Enoch

By Dr. A. Nyland

This is an introduction to, a summary of, all three books of Enoch and is NOT a translation of the books of Enoch. Nyland's translation is called, "Complete Books of Enoch: All Three: New Translation with Extensive Commentary."
The mysterious figure of Enoch was the great grandfather of Noah, and an extract from the First Book of Enoch appears in the book of Jude in the New Testament. The First Book of Enoch has been a most controversial book for centuries.
The Book of Enoch is of importance to those interested in theology, and controversial knowledge as well as angelology and demonology. 
Book of Enoch: All About the Three Books of Enoch is by Number 1 Best-selling author and translator Dr. A. Nyland, translator of the Complete Books of Enoch: All Three: New Translation with Extensive Commentary.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
Dr. A. Nyland spent her time on Faculty at the University of New England, Australia, teaching ancient grammar, conducting a lengthy replication of a Bronze Age horse training text, and drinking espresso. 
She is the best selling translator of such books as The Complete Books of Enoch and author of What Were the Watchers? as well as Nephilim and Giants.
The information based on her books is not based on her own opinions, but is presented with a view to getting actual facts out there. This is harder and harder in this day and age with misinformation spreading like wildfire on the net, driven by all the books by authors who know no ancient languages, and get their information from English translations rather than the original texts. It is futile to research ancient texts in English translation.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ancient Mysteries Publishing
• Release date: Jun 8, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386079606

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Chapter 1

Introduction

There are three Books of Enoch, all of which are unrelated to the other, although all of course, have their main character as Enoch.

Enoch was the son of Jared, great grandfather of Noah, and father of Methuselah, not to be confused with the Enoch who was the eldest son of Cain.

The book known for centuries as Book of Enoch is now called the First Book of Enoch, to distinguish it from the later The Secrets of Enoch, also known as the Second Book of Enoch. The First Book of Enoch is also called the Ethiopic Enoch, and the Second Book of Enoch is also known as Slavonic Enoch. No manuscript of the original language of either has as yet been discovered. The Third Book of Enoch is also known as the Hebrew Book of Enoch, as the evidence suggests it was originally written in Hebrew.

In a nutshell, here are the three books now known as The Book of Enoch.

1) The First Book of Enoch (Also called the Ethiopic Book of Enoch).

2) The Second Book of Enoch (Also called the Slavonic Book of Enoch, the Secrets of Enoch).

Some translations of the Second Book of Enoch contain the extended version of the Second Book of Enoch, which is known as the Exaltation of Melchizedek.

3) The Third Book of Enoch (Also called the Hebrew Book of Enoch, the Book of Palaces).

The First Book of Enoch tells of the Watchers, a class of angel, who taught weapons, spell potions, root cuttings, astrology, astronomy, and alchemy, to humans, and they did this all without God’s permission. The Watchers also had sex with human women and produced the Nephilim. For all the above crimes, they were imprisoned and cast into Tartarus. This is also mentioned in the New Testament.

In the Second Book of Enoch, two angels take Enoch through the seven heavens.

In the Third Book of Enoch, Enoch ascends to heaven and is changed into an angel by the name of Metatron. The Third Book of Enoch is about Merkabah Mysticism, which is a form of early Jewish mysticism. Merkabah means Throne-Chariot.

Merkabah Mysticism traces to the Merkabah practices of the first century C.E. The goal of Merkabah Mysticism was to ascend through various levels to God’s heavenly throne room and reach God’s Throne-Chariot (Merkabah) as described in Ezekiel 1:15-28. This was thought to be possible by entering a trance-like state by means of fasting, meditation, prayer, and incantation.

It was said that the traveler (the traveler being the man wishing to ascend through the levels) must pass through seven heavens. Once the traveler had reached the seventh heaven, he must then pass through seven concentric palaces. God’s Throne-Chariot was said to stand the innermost of seven palaces. Fierce angels were standing on guard to bar the gate to each palace. The angels were hostile, and had to be appeased through worship in order for the journey to succeed.

Once in front of God’s Throne-Chariot, the traveler worshiped God side by side with angels. The traveler was