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The Book of Enoch, popular in early church history, disappeared until rediscovered in Ethiopia in the 1700s. This Old Testament pseudepigraphical work, not included in today's Bible, details fallen angels, giants, cosmology, and revelations. Some scholars dispute its divine inspiration, though Ethiopian Christians include it in their scriptures.
Enoch, a pre-flood patriarch, is said to have walked with God and was taken to heaven alive. The book was rediscovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1946-47 and is divided into five books: Watchers, Parables, Astronomical Book, Dream Visions, and Epistles. It discusses angels, a special tree, Jerusalem, and the universe, focusing on fallen angels who had children (Nephilim) with humans and taught forbidden knowledge, leading to a great flood.
The book contains mysteries regarding the origin of demons and Nephilim, the great flood, laws governing celestial bodies, the revolt of angels, and secrets of creation. It describes 200 angelic watchers who fell to Earth and engaged in wickedness, teaching humans forbidden arts. The Epistles of Enoch, his last words to Methuselah, discuss visions, righteousness, the coming flood, and the final judgment. The book was rejected by Jewish authorities for contradicting the Torah and by early church fathers for unconfirmed prophecies about Jesus.