the-book-of-enoch-r-h-charles - Fallen Angels

1928 ' Ye
Introduction ciii
New Testament 1 Enoch
also shall sit on twelve 108^^ 'I will seat each on the
thrones '. throne of his honour '.
19^' ' Inherit eternal life '. 40^ ' inherit eternal life '
21" 23S8. See St. John 2^"-
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25*1 ' Prepared for the devil and 54*>^ 'chains . . . prepared for
his angels '
the hosts of Azazel '-
26^* 'It had been good for that 38^ ' It had been good for them
man if he had not been born '.
if they had not been born '.
28" 'All authority hath been 62" ' (the Son of man) who rules
given to Me in heaven and on over all '.
earth '.
St. Mark 11". See St. John 2". ggs*.
§ 20. Theology.
The books or sections of Enoch were written by orthodox
Jews, wlio belonged to the apocalyptic or prophetic side of
Judaism, and by Judaism is here meant, not the one-sided
legalistic Judaism that posed as the sole and orthodox Judaism
after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 a. d., but the larger and more
comprehensive Judaism that preceded it. This larger Judaism
embraced both the prophetic and the legalistic elements. No
religion can make progress without both elements, and, if progress
in spiritual development is to be realized, the prophetic element
is absolutely indispensable.
Most Jewish writers have ascribed the Book of Enoch and
kindred literature to the Essenes. But this is indefensible. For
the Essenes, if we are to accept the account of Josephus, Bell,
lud. ii. 8. 2; Ant.TiN\\\. 1. 5 ; Philo, ii. 633-634 'Eo-o-aitoy ovUh
ayixai yvvaiKa ; and Pliny, Hist. Nat. v. 17 (see Schiirer^, ii. 568)
Hippolytus, Refutatio omnium Haeres. ix. 18-28, entirely con-
demned marriage. Now so far is this from being the case in
1 Enoch, that not only is no word said against marriage in any
of the sections, but marriage is glorified and fruitful wedlock in
6-36 as having its place in the Messianic kingdom. When later
this kingdom became wholly of a spiritual nature, as in 91-104
;