Are the Book of 1 Enoch and the Book of Jasher Reliable?
The book that bears Enochs name is quoted from extensively in this book, as is the Book of Jasher. Many people, however, are not familiar with these two ancient manuscripts, and may therefore wonder how reliable they are as historical accounts of the past. This section will address these concerns regarding these two Judeo-Christian manuscripts. In the process, it will show that both should be considered much more reliable than the many Pagan myths that non-Christian scholars often rely on to determine what happened in the far past. Though some scholars believe the Book of 1 Enoch, or the Ethiopian Book of Enoch, is a Jewish work conceived of no later than the third or forth century before Christ, other scholars feel it may be much older. Originally, it was likely written in Hebrew, and many fragments of the book were found written in Hebrew among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It was also highly regarded among all the early Christian church fathers, but mysteriously vanished from Western liturg
