The Book of Enoch, translated by R H Charles with introduction by Paula Gooder and published by SPCK Publishing.
The Book of Enoch is an invaluable resource for all who are interested in the origins of Christianity. It was known and used by the earliest churches and sheds light on many concepts found in the New Testament, such as demonology, future judgment, the Messiah and the Messianic Kingdom, the title ‘Son of Man’ and the resurrection.
This reissue of
R. H. Charles’ masterly translation includes a substantial new introduction by Paula Gooder. She writes: “This was a world in which the things of heaven continually shaped the things of earth, in which angels revealed secrets and in which God cared and intervened for his people. 1 Enoch is thus worth reading in its own right, but is also vitally important for the many ways in which it illuminates the world, language and theology of the New Testament.”
