The Book of Enoch — Fallen Angels and the Origins of Evil
The Book of Enoch is one of the most important apocryphal Jewish texts ever written - a sweeping vision of fallen angels, cosmic journeys, and divine...
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Abraham did everything the angel commanded. He slaughtered the animals, divided them, and gave the portions to the angels who had appeared beside him. Iaoel took the birds. Abraham...
The angel turned back to Abraham. "Know from this moment that the Eternal One has chosen you. Be of good courage and use this authority, as far as I bid you, against him who slande...
God answered Abraham's question about evil with a revelation about the nations. He was angered at them on account of Abraham's descendants, the people who would be separated after ...
The second heaven was darkness. Not ordinary darkness — not the darkness of a moonless night or a sealed room. This was a darkness thicker and heavier than anything on earth. A dar...
The fifth heaven was silent. That was the first thing Enoch noticed. In every other heaven, there had been song — ceaseless, layered, beautiful. Here, nothing. A vast emptiness of ...
God continued speaking to Enoch, and the story of creation grew stranger and more terrible. He had made the heavenly circle firm. He commanded the waters below heaven to gather int...
The serpent did not act alone. Behind the serpent stood a jealous angel -- and behind the angel stood a grudge older than humanity itself. Eve gathered all her children and grandch...