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The Book of Enoch describes the petition of the Fallen Angels (or Nephilim) to Enoch to intercede on their behalf with God, Enoch's visit to Heaven in the form of a vision, and his revelations. It is considered an example of an apocalyptic work, and uses terminology (e.g., " The Son of ManSon of man (also written Son of Man is used in the Bible in the following senses: In the Hebrew Bible (1. Denotes mankind generally, with special reference to their weakness and frailty ( Job 25:6; Psalms 8:4; 144:3; 146:3; Book of Isaiah 51:12, etc.") which was adopted into ChristianChristian is: a follower of the faith of Christianity a popular first name and surname, especially in Northern Europe According to the New Testament, those who followed Jesus as his disciples were first called Christians by those who did not share their f works.

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The book was discredited after the Council of LaodiceaThe Council of Laodicea was a regional synod of approximately 30 clerics from Anatolia, (now modern Turkey). It took place around 363- 364 A. during the close of a 26 year Roman war with Persia. Historical context Rome's war with Persia had continued unde in 364Events February 28 Valentinian I is elected Roman emperor by the army. Valens becomes co-emperor. Births Deaths February 17 Jovian, Roman emperor 364., although its influence has been traced in the Hiberno-LatinHiberno-Latin also called Hisperic Latin was a playful and learned sort of Latin literature created and spread by Irish monks during the period from the sixth century to the tenth century. Hiberno-Latin was notable for its curiously learned vocabulary. poem Altus prosator. The text of the Book of Enoch was considered lost, except for passages quoted by ancient writers such as ClementClement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), was the first member of the Church of Alexandria to be more than a name, and one of its most distinguished teachers. He was born about the middle of the 2nd century, and died between 211 and 216. His Life He and George SyncellusGeorge the Syncellus (died after 810) was a Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastic. He had lived many years in Palestine as a monk, and came to Constantinople to fill the important post of syncellus to Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople. The syncellus s, until 1773 when James Bruce brought forth two copies of a version he had obtained in Ethiopia. The Book of Enoch forms part of the official canon of the Ethiopic Church. Since Bruce's discovery, an Old Slavonic translation has been identified, as well as two separate fragments of a Latin translation. Fragments of papyri containing parts of a Greek translation were recovered by a French archeological team at Akhmim, and published five years later in 1892. Fragments from the Book of Enoch have also been identified in the Dead Sea scrolls.