In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd discovered a collection of ancient scrolls hidden in caves near the Dead Sea. What would become known as the Dead Sea Scrolls turned out to be one of the most significant archaeological finds in history. Among the thousands of scroll fragments recovered were portions of nearly every book of the … Read more
Buried in the pages of the Book of Enoch is one of the most remarkable prophetic passages in all of ancient literature. Written long before the New Testament, the Book of Enoch contains a prophecy attributed to the biblical patriarch Enoch — a man who, according to Genesis 5:24, “walked with God and was not, … Read more
Genesis 5:24 is one of the most extraordinary verses in all of Scripture: “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” In a genealogy otherwise marked by the repeated phrase “and he died,” Enoch stands alone as the man who did not die. What happened to him? Is … Read more
In the spring of 1947, a Bedouin shepherd threw a stone into a cave near the Dead Sea — and heard pottery break. Inside, he found ancient ceramic jars containing scrolls wrapped in linen. This accidental discovery, followed by years of systematic excavation at Qumran, produced one of the most significant archaeological findings in human … Read more
Few questions generate more curiosity among Bible students than this one: “If the Book of Enoch is quoted in the New Testament and was revered in early Judaism and Christianity — why is it not in our Bible?” The answer is more complex — and more revealing — than most people realize. Understanding why the … Read more