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Enoch
A Man for All Generations
James C. VanderKam
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 littleknown 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.
Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament • James L. Crenshaw, series editor
July 2008, 224 pages
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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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