R.H.Charlesprovidesadefinitivetranslationofoneofthemostnotedapocalypticworksstillinexistence.Oftendescribedas“thelostbook“oftheBible,TheBookofEnochseemstohavebeenwritteninPalestinebyseveraldifferentauthorsinthefirstandsecondcenturiesB.C.Forhundredsofyearsitwasacceptedbytheearlychurchfathers,butitwasrejectedbythecouncilofLaodiceainA.D.364.Today,itremainsawrittenremnantoftheApocalypse--anardenttestamenttohopeandthetriumphofgoodoverevilinthedawningofaworldtocome.Rifewithconceptsoforiginalsin,fallenangels,demonology,resurrection,andthelastjudgment,itisavitaldocumenttotheoriginsofChristianity.TheBookofEnochiscomprisedofvariousmonumentalworks:TheBookofEnoch,TheParables,TheBookoftheCoursesoftheHeavenlyLuminaries,TheDreamVisions,TheConcludingSection,andTheNoahFragments.Eachworkisindependent,butalltheworksareboundbyacommontheme:thepunishmentofthewickedandtheblessednessoftherighteous.Thisedition,completewithanalysisandnotes,isanindispensableresourceforthestudyandunderstandingofboththeOldandNewTestaments.
