# Corpus: 1 Enoch

## Overview
1 Enoch is a composite work preserved primarily in Ethiopic, with Aramaic fragments found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It contains multiple sections traditionally identified as:

- Book of the Watchers (1–36)
- Book of Parables / Similitudes (37–71)
- Astronomical Book (72–82)
- Dream Visions (83–90)
- Epistle of Enoch (91–108)

## Core Themes
- Rebellion of heavenly beings (Watchers)
- Corruption of humanity through forbidden knowledge
- Judgment of rebellious powers
- Cosmic order and calendrical structure
- Final judgment and vindication

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## Key Passages

### Watchers Narrative
- 1 Enoch 6–16
- Theme: descent, corruption, judgment

### Judgment Prophecy
- 1 Enoch 1:9
- Theme: divine judgment of the wicked

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## Direct Relation to Scripture

### 1 Enoch 1:9 → Jude 14–15
- relationship_type: DIRECT_QUOTATION, EXPLICIT_ATTRIBUTION
- function: judicial / prophetic
- confidence: HIGH

### Watchers Narrative → Genesis 6:1–4
- relationship_type: FRAMEWORK_BEARING / STRONG_ALLUSION
- function: expands unexplained biblical reference
- confidence: MEDIUM

### Watchers Judgment → 2 Peter 2:4 / Jude 6
- relationship_type: FRAMEWORK_BEARING
- function: explains imprisonment and judgment of beings
- confidence: MEDIUM

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## Notes
- 1 Enoch is not uniform in date or composition.
- Not all sections have equal relevance to NT interpretation.
- Must distinguish:
  - literary preservation
  - interpretive usefulness
  - authority claims

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## Cautions
- Do not assume full literary dependence in all parallels.
- Do not collapse all sections into one interpretive category.
