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The Book of Enoch certainly has mystique, but even the brief mentions of Enoch in canonical scripture attract a lot of commentary, because they say he never die
by bentley 4y ago
The Book of Enoch certainly has mystique, but even the brief mentions of Enoch in canonical scripture attract a lot of commentary, because they say he never died:
“Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:5, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:8, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:11, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:14, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:17, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:20, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” (Genesis 5:23–24, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:27, ESV)
“Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.” (Genesis 5:31, ESV)
The Bible only describes one other human, Elijah, as leaving Earth without having died. (Even Jesus died!)
- Eleison23 4y agoTechnically, Jesus rose again and left Earth alive, without dying again. The Blessed Virgin Mary is certainly mentioned in the New Testament, and her death is an open question, but her assumption into Heaven is a fact.
- andrewflnr 4y agoThat's enough for a curiosity but not, in my judgement, for a minor cultural icon. You need a tiny bit more meat on the legend for that.
- bentley 4y agoFair enough, but you don’t think that unique characteristic is enough to inspire the name of a character like Stephenson’s immortal wanderer Enoch Root?
- andrewflnr 4y agoThat's an exceptionally intractable sort of "would have happened" question, but sure, it's possible.