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The Book of Enoch is historically interesting but not canonical and was never part of the Jewish or Christian canon

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 3) 00:49:55 – 00:52:00

Response to Spider-G asking about the Book of Enoch.

Mike describes the Book of Enoch as an inter-testamental work (some sections written after Christ) composed by multiple authors — not from Enoch himself. It provides a historical window into the period between Malachi and Matthew. It was never part of the Jewish canon or the consensus Christian canon. Mike is skeptical of recent efforts to canonize it, calling them a non-issue historically that is being artificially inflated. He acknowledges the Jude-Enoch connection: Jude may quote or allude to Enoch, but this could be Jude using a culturally known illustration rather than affirming the books scriptural authority.

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