The Watchers and the Holy Ones: An Evangelical Reading of 1 Enoch

Why stay away from the Book of Enoch? It is common for Evangelicals to warn against reading Enoch and other literature of the second temple period simply because it's not in the Bible. But what is the Book of Enoch (aka 1 Enoch)? 1 Enoch is a Jewish book dating to 200-300 years before Christ, which elaborates on the story of Noah from Genesis 6 and following. Many Evangelical Christians don't realize that 1 Enoch also influenced many authors of the New Testament, especially Jude, Peter, and John. Who was Enoch in the bible? He was a biblical character, predating Noah by a couple of generations, who lived a righteous life and was taken up by God without dying. In 1 Enoch, he engages the spiritual world of the flood narratives, participates in the judgment of fallen angels, and recounts the apocalypse at the end of days.

The Watchers and the Holy Ones is a narrative reading of 1 Enoch: The Book of the Watchers. It will serve as a primer for Evangelical Christians who want to engage the literature for the first time and see how 1 Enoch illuminates the New Testament theology of judgment and the afterlife.

Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Enoch, the Prophet
Chapter 2: The Watchers' Rebellion
Chapter 3: Enoch and the Fallen Watchers
Chapter 4: Enoch's First Journey through the Earth and Sheol
Chapter 5: The Holy Angels and the Punishment of the Fallen
Chapter 6: From Death to Life
Chapter 7: From Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth
Appendix 1: The Flood and Noah's Rescue
Appendix 2: Enoch's 1st Flood Vision
Appendix 3: Enoch's 2nd Flood Vision
Appendix 4: The Birth of Noah
Hymn: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Bibliography