Book of Parables
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The Book of Parables is a major apocalyptic section of 1 Enoch that presents visionary revelations about judgment, the afterlife, and a messianic “Son of Man” figure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Parables canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocalyptic text
ⓘ
section of 1 Enoch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1 Enoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Similitudes of Enoch
|
| associatedWith | Enoch ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
ⓘ
non-canonical in most other Christian traditions ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Anointed One
ⓘ
Chosen One ⓘ Righteous One ⓘ Son of Man ⓘ |
| containedIn |
1 Enoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopic Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)
|
| dateOfComposition | likely 1st century BCE–1st century CE ⓘ |
| features |
eschatological judgment
ⓘ
heavenly court scenes ⓘ punishment of sinners ⓘ resurrection or vindication of the righteous ⓘ visionary revelations ⓘ |
| genre | apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
New Testament Son of Man traditions
ⓘ
early Christian Christology ⓘ early Jewish messianism ⓘ |
| language |
Ge'ez
ⓘ
surface form:
Geʿez (Ethiopic)
|
| narrativeVoice | first-person revelations of Enoch ⓘ |
| notFoundIn |
Dead Sea Scrolls
ⓘ
surface form:
Qumran Enoch manuscripts
|
| originalLanguage |
likely Aramaic
ⓘ
possibly Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | 1 Enoch ⓘ |
| portrays |
Son of Man as eschatological judge
ⓘ
Son of Man as light to the nations ⓘ heavenly enthronement of Son of Man ⓘ preexistent Son of Man ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Ethiopic manuscripts of 1 Enoch ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Astronomical Book
ⓘ
Book of the Watchers ⓘ Dream Visions ⓘ 1 Enoch ⓘ
surface form:
Epistle of Enoch
|
| religiousTradition | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
end-time judgment scene
ⓘ
heavenly realms ⓘ |
| structure | three parables ⓘ |
| subject |
Son of Man figure
ⓘ
afterlife ⓘ angels and fallen angels ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ heavenly journeys ⓘ righteous and wicked ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
condemnation of oppressive rulers
ⓘ
heavenly wisdom revealed to Enoch ⓘ universal judgment ⓘ vindication of the righteous ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.