A Companion to the Book of Enoch: A Reader's Commentary, Vol I: The Book of the Watchers

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by  Michael S. Heiser

A Companion to the Book of Enoch: A Reader’s Commentary,
Volume I The Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1–36)
Michael S. Heiser
A Companion to the Book of Enoch: A Reader’s Commentary,
Volume I: The Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1–36)
by Michael S. Heiser
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Enoch is that of R. H. Charles, which is in the public domain.
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ISBN: 9781948014304
Dedication
To all enthusiasts of the Book of Enoch and
those merely curious as to why anyone would care about it.
I hope this helps a bit.
Abbreviations of Ancient Sources
What’s a “Reader’s Commentary”?
Introduction to the Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)
A Reader’s Commentary on 1 Enoch Enoch 1–5
A Reader’s Commentary on 1 Enoch 6–11
A Reader’s Commentary on 1 Enoch12–16
A Reader’s Commentary on 1 Enoch 17–36
Select Key Resources Cited
Abbreviations of Ancient Sources
Abbreviations used in this book follow those recommended by
The SBL Handbook of Style, Second Edition (Atlanta, GA:
SBL Press, 2014), 125–134.
Deuterocanonical (Apocryphal) Works and Septuagint
Tob
Tobit
Jdt
Judith
Add Esth
Additions to Esther
Wis
Wisdom of Solomon
Sir
Sirach/Ecclesiasticus
Bar
Baruch
Ep Jer
Epistle of Jeremiah
Add Dan
Additions to Daniel
Pr Azar
Prayer of Azariah
Sg Three
Song of the Three Young Men
Sus
Susanna
Bel
Bel and the Dragon
1–2 Macc
1–2 Maccabees
1 Esd
1 Esdras
Pr Man
Prayer of Manasseh
Ps 151
Psalm 151
3 Macc
3 Maccabees
2 Esd
2 Esdras
4 Macc
4 Maccabees
Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
Ahiqar
Ahiqar
Ant. bib.
Use LAB
Apoc. Ab.
Apocalypse of Abraham
Apoc. Adam
Apocalypse of Adam
Apoc. Dan.
Apocalypse of Daniel
Apoc. El. (C)
Coptic Apocalypse of Elijah
Apoc. El. (H)
Hebrew Apocalypse of Elijah
Apoc. Ezek.
Use Apocr. Ezek.
Apoc. Mos.
Apocalypse of Moses
Apoc. Sedr.
Apocalypse of Sedrach
Apoc. Zeph.
Apocalypse of Zephaniah
Apoc. Zos.
Use Hist. Rech.
Apocr. Ezek.
Apocryphon of Ezekiel
Aris. Ex.
Aristeas the Exegete
Aristob.
Aristobulus
Artap.
Artapanus
As. Mos.
Assumption of Moses
Ascen. Isa.
Mart. Ascen. Isa. 6–11
2 Bar.
2 Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse)
3 Bar.
3 Baruch (Greek Apocalypse)
4 Bar.
4 Baruch (Paraleipomena Jeremiou)
Bib. Ant.
Use LAB
Bk. Noah
Book of Noah
Cav. Tr.
Cave of Treasures
Cl. Mal.
Cleodemus Malchus
Dem.
Demetrius (the Chronographer)
El. Mod.
Eldad and Modad
1 En.
1 Enoch (Ethiopic Apocalypse)
2 En.
2 Enoch (Slavonic Apocalypse)
3 En.
3 Enoch (Hebrew Apocalypse)
Eup.
Eupolemus
Ezek. Trag.
Ezekiel the Tragedian
4 Ezra
4 Ezra
5 Apoc. Syr. Pss.
Five Apocryphal Syriac Psalms
Gk. Apoc. Ezra
Greek Apocalypse of Ezra
Hec. Ab.
Hecataeus of Abdera
Hel. Syn. Pr.
Hellenistic Synagogal Prayers
Hist. Jos.
History of Joseph
Hist. Rech.
History of the Rechabites
Jan. Jam.
Jannes and Jambres
Jos. Asen.
Joseph and Aseneth
Jub.
Jubilees
LAB
Liber antiquitatum biblicarum (Pseudo-Philo)
LAE
Life of Adam and Eve
Lad. Jac.
Ladder of Jacob
Let. Aris.
Letter of Aristeas
Liv. Pro.
Lives of the Prophets
Lost Tr.
The Lost Tribes
3 Macc.
3 Maccabees
4 Macc.
4 Maccabees
5 Macc.
5 Maccabees (Arabic)
Mart. Ascen. Isa.
Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah
Mart. Isa.
Mart. Ascen. Isa. 1–5
Odes Sol.
Odes of Solomon
PJ
Use 4 Bar.
Ph. E. Poet
Philo the Epic Poet
Pr. Jac.
Prayer of Jacob
Pr. Jos.
Prayer of Joseph
Pr. Man.
Prayer of Manasseh
Pr. Mos.
Prayer of Moses
Ps.-Eup.
Pseudo-Eupolemus
Ps.-Hec.
Pseudo-Hecataeus
Ps.-Orph.
Pseudo-Orpheus
Ps.-Philo
Use LAB
Ps.-Phoc.
Pseudo-Phocylides
Pss. Sol.
Psalms of Solomon
Ques. Ezra
Questions of Ezra
Rev. Ezra
Revelation of Ezra
Sib. Or.
Sibylline Oracles
Syr. Men.
Sentences of the Syriac Menander
T. 12 Patr.
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
T. Ash.
Testament of Asher
T. Benj.
Testament of Benjamin
T. Dan
Testament of Dan
T. Gad
Testament of Gad
T. Iss.
Testament of Issachar
T. Jos.
Testament of Joseph
T. Jud.
Testament of Judah