Why isn't the book of Enoch in the Bible?

a reply to: vethumanbeing

If that is your desire.

Even Jesus ate honey after he was resurrected.

originally posted by: windword
a reply to: vethumanbeing

If that is your desire.

Even Jesus ate honey after he was resurrected.

Metaphorical. The Bee is the symbol of life in many cultures (as it should). My father had a hive; I questioned his wisdom as it was a densely populated (small lots) neighborhood near the Air Force base he worked; and what the purpose was? nothing to pollinate (no orchards for 10s of miles); perhaps the wild mesquite. He was 'driven' and we had mesquite honey; he had 'priory' knowledge. Bees are very symbolic to the arcane teachings because have roots as a Royal, a Freemason, a Templar or an Essene. End of this story is the bee's (European honey) were invaded by an Africanized bee colony and shortly after attacked our Scottish Cairn Terriers. Dad threw the hive into the swimming pool and that was that. Good bye to metaphor or perhaps that which only represented the physical (spiritual survives).

long live the bee

Either way you cut it Enoch is scripture

originally posted by: DrogoTheNorman
Quoting from the New Testament book of Jude: 14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.


Now, if Jude thought it appropriate to quote Enoch, then why isn't the book of Enoch considered canonical in any of the major versions of the Bible around today (Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic)?

Clearly there is a book of Enoch. You can order a copy on Amazon. So why has it not been considered canonical when other Apocryphal books have been included in catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles?

Further, even though catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles tend to include Apocryphal books, then why does the Eastern Orthodox Bible include even more Apocryphal books than even the catholic Bible?

And still no inclusion of the book of Enoch....

 
Mentioned in two locations aside from Genesis
 

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Jude 1:14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, 15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him."

They both say he gave testimony. Not only do two approved bible books mention this but also the Book of Enoch was among those found with the Dead Sea scrolls likely meaning it was held in high esteem by early Christians and Jews.

originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: Akragon

Seems to me that would be par for the course though seeing as how there are talking snakes, people who lived 500+ years, and a guy who walked on water.

The talking snakes were "aliens" they call them serpents/watchers/and Satans in enoch. Just read about a turtle being 175 years old?

originally posted by: NumberMan

originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: Akragon

Seems to me that would be par for the course though seeing as how there are talking snakes, people who lived 500+ years, and a guy who walked on water.

The talking snakes were "aliens" they call them serpents/watchers/and Satans in enoch. Just read about a turtle being 175 years old?

The Priest of Salem (Jerusalem) lived to be 700 years old. Enoch was other worldly, (no one could pin this entity down) as to what it was exactly. Controversy was the last thing those manipulating these texts needed because they were pushing a highly tuned agenda to manipulate the masses (not at this time period as very few could read) but in future times they could continue to hold power by hiding information (and it worked). The Melchizedek's are mentioned once in the modern bible (I could be wrong). There is information dis-included for a reason; no one wants our extraterrestrial beginnings discovered.