I’m continuing my research on Gehenna (Hinnom Valley), and am looking to better understand the passages in 1 Enoch. I’d like to check it out in a Greek Text though. It’s likely that the word translated as “forever” is aionian, but I’d like to confirm that. Does anyone have a copy of the Greek text of 1 Enoch, or know of one online?
corpselight, several writers have appealed to 1 Enoch as support for ECT and the belief that Gehenna should be interpreted as Hell. Of course it was not included in the canon of scripture, but it was quoted by NT authors in a few places. My desire is to understand it better and include whatever I find in the book I’m working on for my children explaining why I’ve come to believe in UR.
very cool!
and yes i can see why they’d use it as support. it has a LOT of ideas in it foreign to Scripture but popular among the more occult-fetishistic Christians, with it’s named angels and demons and such…
i read it, well before embracing UR, and realised it was anti-Biblical on so many levels…i am actually a bit surprised it wasn’t made canon by the Catholics in the dark ages. there’s alot there to support their medieval, quasi pagan view of God and the supernatural. instead, they banned it…showing that they were not all bad