THE
BOOK OF ENOCH:
TRANSLATED FROM THE ETHIOPIC,
WITH
INTRODUCTION AND NOTES.
BY
REV. GEORGE H. SCHODDE, PH. D.
PROFESSOR IN CAPITAL UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
ANDOVER:
WARREN F. DRAPER.
1882
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by
WARREN F. DRAPER,
in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
To my honored Teacher,
PROF. FRANZ DELITZSCH, D.D.,
Leipzig, Germany,
and to my kind Friend,
PROF. EZRA ABBOT, D.D.,
Cambridge, Mass.
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“GTR”—Greek Text Removed
“HTR”—Hebrew Text Removed
CONTENTS
PREFACE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
SPECIAL INTRODUCTION
THE BOOK OF ENOCH
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
SECTION VIII
SECTION IX
SECTION X
SECTION XI
SECTION XII
SECTION XIII
SECTION XIV
SECTION XV
SECTION XVI
SECTION XVII
SECTION XVIII
SECTION XIX
SECTION XX
PREFACE.
Scarcely any department of theological science has, in the last few decades, received such marked
attention and cultivation as that branch for which the Germans have adopted the felicitous appellation
Neutestamentliche Zeitgeschichte,—the study of the age of Christ in its political, social, and religious aspects.
Observant readers will not have failed to detect that the tendency of modern evangelical theology is to
transfer the centre of interest from the work of Christ to the person of Christ. Hand in hand, and in close
connection with this general tendency, certain auxiliary branches have assumed an importance hitherto not
attributed to them. When the person of Christ forms the cynosure of all eyes, his surroundings proportionally
grow in interest and importance; and hence it is not surprising that so much acumen and learning have been
employed in the truly fascinating study of the Palestine of Christ’s day in all its relations. The central sun casts
its rays of resplendent light on ever-day objects, and these become prominent in proportion as they reflect
this light.
In more than one respect the Book of Enoch is an importa