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Sources

Core source folders

  • sources/transcripts/heiser/nbp_093_book_of_enoch_in_the_early_church/

Key supporting figures and works

  • Michael S. Heiser, "The Book of Enoch in the Early Church"
  • James C. VanderKam on Enoch in early Christian literature
  • Nickelsburg on Enoch and the Watchers story
  • Primary texts: Jude, 2 Peter, Barnabas, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen

Core questions

  • Does quotation imply canonicity?
  • Can a non-canonical text still be interpretively indispensable?
  • How did early Christians distinguish usefulness from Scripture?
  • How should Peter and Jude's use of Enoch be classified?