Why the Book of Enoch is not part of the Bible

[Hobie]

Christians know what Jude says about Enoch and we see him in the lineage.

Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

However, the Book of Enoch itself is not recognized as the inspired Word of God or a part of the Biblical Canon and there is a good reason. It seems that parts of it were added later or corrupted by other writers as its shifts in tone that don't fit the style and narrative of the book and the other parts of Enoch could have been authored by others so does not meet the standards for Canon. The book diverges from a biblical view, and the early church did not consider it consistent with the other books of the Biblical Canon.

The book that is held to be and is even found to exist now was not written during the lifetime of Enoch, and it shows not one but many authors from the style and uneven content, and it got widespread attention in the Jewish circles because of people thinking it was from the real Enoch. And if you notice it dwells on a area that only demons or fallen angels are concerned and mixes in just a hint of the spiritual themes to give it a cover of a religious or inspired book. But its not...

Thus, the fact that the book was written only a couple hundred years before Jesus was born makes it extremely unlikely that anything in it could be from the real Enoch. Now Christ clearly spoke about those of that time, we see it on Noah.

Matthew 24:37-39
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.


And it came to the point at the time of Noah that God was sorry that He made man because their thoughts were now evil continually. Now the fact is that the Pre-incarnate Christ was been seen by men. Enoch and Noah both "walked with God" so they were both intimately known by Him.


Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:9

Yet nothing on Enoch, Jesus never quotes the Book of Enoch as canonical scripture using introductory formulas like "it is written", and it was circulated widely during this period, but not before. Notice it says that Enoch prophesized so they knew what Enoch had given about Christ.

Jude 1:14
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

From my look into it, the book that was circulating tried to lay claim that it picked up the original writings of Enoch which appear to be the Epistle of Enoch, but then mixed in doctrines of demons and evil angels in the Book 1 The Watchers Book 2 Parables Book 3 Astronomy Book 4 Dreams to confuse what the original Enoch said. Thus Christ kept silent as He knew the truth of the matter.