Isaac W. Oliver/de Oliveira

1 Enoch as Christian Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Western biblical scholarship has typically approached the Ethiopian book of Enoch with a predetermined and narrow set of interests: to understand the New Testament and unlock the origins of Christianity. First Enoch is thus reduced to an object of critical inquiry without any appreciation for the living African subjects that have harbored and practiced its traditions for centuries up until the present. In this regard, Bruk Asale’s study is a breath of fresh air that fills a gap still largely missing in Enochic studies even when it is attentive to reception history. Readers will greatly benefit from this book as they learn about the rich tapestry of Ethiopian Christianities and, dare I say, about 1 Enoch itself as they see this literary corpus come alive.”