The Book of Enoch is a Jewish apocryphal text attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah.
Its earliest layers were likely written in Aramaic or Hebrew sometime between the third century BCE and early first century BCE. Fragments were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Influential among early Jewish and Christian communities, the Book of Enoch was later excluded from most religious canons; it has been preserved mainly by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which holds the book as canonical.
The Books of Enoch Revealed by Tobias Churton is a comprehensive study of all three Enochic texts — 1 Enoch, 2 Enoch, 3 Enoch — that examines their history, transmission, meaning, and scholarly interpretations.
Churton details Enoch’s story and its role in apocalyptic literature, Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah, and Gnostic mythology. He gives special attention to “the Watchers,” fallen angels who impart forbidden knowledge to humanity.
Tracing the influence of Enochic writings throughout history, from their ancient roots to their marginalization and rediscovery, Churton explores their impact on esoteric and occult traditions up to the modern era.