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Enoch: A Man for All Generations
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Enoch: A Man for All Generations Paperback - 2008

by James C. VanderKam (Editor)


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Credited with predicting the flood and foretelling a second punishment but mentioned only briefly in the Hebrew Bible, Enoch is one of the most intriguing yet little-known characters of ancient Jewish and Christian literature. Genesis devotes just four verses to Enoch; yet this man became a central figure in many of the oldest surviving Jewish legends of apocalypse, the subject of a larger number of traditions during the intertestamental period, and a significant character in early Christian writing. In this examination of ancient references to Enoch and to Enochian themes, James C. VanderKam illumines the range of ancient testimonies to the man, his teachings, and his work. As he introduces readers to the mostly extrabiblical traditions surrounding Enoch, VanderKam addresses the significant question of how the canon of the Hebrew Bible came to be decided. He also uses the Enochian literature as a point of departure for an analysis of the apocalyptic literary tradition and the historical connection between Jewish and Mesopotamian thought.

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  • Title Enoch: A Man for All Generations
  • Author James C. VanderKam (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 207
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of South Carolina Press
  • Date 2008-07-22
  • ISBN 9781570037962 / 1570037965
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.51 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Dewey Decimal Code 229.913

About the author

James C. VanderKam is the John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. His books include The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, An Introduction to Early Judaism, The Book of Jubilees, and The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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