The second book of Enoch is an apocryphal text, the probable date of creation of which dates back to the 1st century A.D. e. Currently, the text of the book is preserved only in Church Slavonic, which is also called the Slavic book of Enoch . Sometimes the monument is also called the Book of Secrets of Enoch. . The book describes apocryphal cosmogony, including Enoch's visit to seven heavens and a meeting with God .
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It should be noted that with the so-called. In the First and Third Books of Enoch, this text combines only the name of the main character in action .
Content
Contents
- The appearance of two luminiferous husbands who are about to take him with them to Enoch. Before the journey, Enoch instructs his sons Methuselah and Rigim to follow the paths commanded by God. Next, the hero ascends with these men, who turned out to be angels, to heaven.
- First sky . The place of angels ruling the movement of stars, and angels guarding the storehouses of snow, hail, clouds and dew.
- Second sky . The place of imprisonment of angels who departed from the Lord. They ask Enoch to pray for them.
- Third sky . The paradise in which the Tree of Life grows. However, here in the north there is a place for people who have sinned during their lifetime.
- Fourth sky . The location of the chariots of the Sun and the Moon and the angels serving them.
- Fifth sky . The seat of a special class of angels - Awake, who mourn for their brothers who have broken the commandments of God. Enoch successfully encourages them to abandon their grief and resume service to God.
- Sixth sky . The location of the angels governing various aspects of the world order. Among others, there are angels of nations, including the Phoenix , seven cherubim and seven seraphim .
- Seventh heaven . The seat of the throne of God, surrounded by an army of cherubim and seraphim. The Lord, through the archangel Gabriel, calls Enoch to himself, but from the vision of God's greatness, the hero prostrates himself. Then the Lord, through the archangel Michael, orders him to stand up. Michael puts Enoch in the clothes of glory. Then the Lord calls the archangel Vereveil , who gives Enoch writing accessories and describes the laws of the universe for thirty days and nights. After this, Enoch meets God himself, who tells the story of the creation of the world. .
Translations
Literature
- “From the shores of the Bosphorus to the shores of the Euphrates. Anthology of the Middle East literature of the 1st millennium AD ”. Translation and comments by S. S. Averintsev , Moscow, MIROS, 1994
- “Books of Enoch. Secrets of heaven and earth. " EXMO. Moscow. 2003
Links
- Book of Enoch-2 Slavic book of Enoch // old-ru.ru (surname of translator is not indicated, publication is not indicated)
- Second Book of Enoch
See also
- The First Book of Enoch (Ethiopian Book of Enoch; Qumran Manuscripts )
- Third Book of Enoch (Hebrew Book of Enoch, or Book of Heavenly Palaces )