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

Introduction li
the main complete and self-consistent. It has, however; suffered
at the hands of the editor of the entire work in the way of
direct interpolation and of severe dislocations of the text. We
have already seen his handiwork in the case of 12-16 and 78-82.
The dislocations of the text are a remarkable feature in this
Section, and I cannot see any adequate explanation. The editor
incorporated an earlier work—the Apocalypse of Weeks—into
his text, 931"^'' 9P^~i'', the former part dealing with the first
seven weeks of the world's history and the latter with the last
three. Taken together these form an independent whole. But
this is not all. Since this Section is of different authorship from
the other Sections of the book it is obvious that it began originally
with 921, < Written by Enoch the scribe,' &c. On 92 follows
t)]^i-io, is-19 j^g ^ natural sequel, where Enoch summons his children
to receive his parting words. Then comes the Apocalypse of
Weeks: 93i^" 9112-". r^\^y^^ ^j^g original order of the book is
92 91i-"'"-i'' 931-10 9112-17 94_
Relation to 6-36. At first sight the evidence for the unity of
authorship of these two Sections is very great. They have many
phrases in common. In each there are references to the law, to
the eating of blood, and to the regularity of nature. There is no
hint of a Messiah in either. There are other resemblances, but
they are seeming and not real. On the other hand, in 6-36 the
Messianic kingdom is eternal, in 91-104 it is temporary, if the
Apocalypse of Weeks is taken to be a constituent part of 91-104.
In the former the final judgement is held before the establish-
ment of the kingdom, lOi^ I61, in the latter at the close of the
temporary kingdom (93i-i" 911-1°). Whereas the resurrection
in 6-36 is a resuscitation to a temporary blessedness, IQi^ 25'^,
in the latter it is not to the temporary kingdom spoken of in
9113, 14 958^ but to one of eternal blessedness subsequent to the
final judgement, 100*' ^ Whereas the resurrection in 6-36 is
a resuscitation in a physical body, in 91-104 it is a resui'rection
in a spiritual body, 923. 4 104^' «. In the latter there is a resur-
rection of the righteous only : not so in the former. For other
grounds see p. 219 sq.
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