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An illuminated Ethiopian Ge'ez biblical manuscript, Ge'ez is the only language in which the full Book of Enoch survives
An illuminated Ethiopian Ge'ez biblical manuscript, Ge'ez is the only language in which the full Book of Enoch survivesPublic domain · source

The Book of Enoch

The Book of Enoch describes fallen angels, giants and forbidden knowledge. So why isn't it in most Bibles?

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  1. The Book of Enoch describes fallen angels, giants and forbidden knowledge.
  2. IT EXPANDS ONE OF GENESIS'S WEIRDEST STORIES
  3. ANGELS COME DOWN TO EARTH
  4. THEIR CHILDREN BECOME GIANTS
  5. GOD PUNISHES THE WATCHERS
  6. EARLY CHRISTIANS KNEW THIS BOOK
  7. ONE MAJOR CHRISTIAN TRADITION STILL HAS IT
  8. WHY A BANNED BOOK GETS READ

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