3 Enoch
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Enochic literature
Hekhalot literature
Jewish mystical text
apocalyptic literature
pseudepigraphal work
3 Enoch is a late Jewish mystical text, also known as the Hebrew Book of Enoch, that elaborates on Enoch’s transformation into the angel Metatron and explores themes central to early Kabbalistic thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3 Enoch canonical | 5 |
| Hebrew Book of Enoch | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enochic literature
ⓘ
Hekhalot literature ⓘ Jewish mystical text ⓘ apocalyptic literature ⓘ pseudepigraphal work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Merkavah mysticism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hekhalot mysticism
early Kabbalistic thought ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of Metatron’s titles
ⓘ
lists of angelic ranks ⓘ revelations to Rabbi Ishmael ⓘ visions of heavenly realms ⓘ |
| describes |
Metatron
ⓘ
surface form:
Metatron as scribe of heaven
Metatron as the lesser YHWH ⓘ Metatron’s enthronement ⓘ transformation of Enoch into the angel Metatron ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Enoch
ⓘ
Metatron ⓘ |
| genre |
Merkavah mysticism
ⓘ
mystical literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hekhalot Rabbati
ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Hekhalot
|
| hasForm | pseudepigraphic revelation dialogue ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
3 Enoch
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Book of Enoch
|
| influenced |
later Kabbalistic literature
ⓘ
medieval Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| narrator | Rabbi Ishmael ⓘ |
| originatesIn |
Eretz HaKodesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| partOf |
Enochic literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Enochic corpus
|
| period | late antiquity ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Hebrew manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
1 Enoch
ⓘ
2 Enoch ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| setting | heavenly palaces ⓘ |
| studiedBy | scholars of Second Temple and post-Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| theme |
Metatron’s exalted status
ⓘ
angelology ⓘ cosmology ⓘ divine throne ⓘ heavenly ascents ⓘ hierarchies of angels ⓘ names of God ⓘ secrets of creation ⓘ transformation of a human into an angel ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Rabbi Ishmael ⓘ |
| usedIn |
study of Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
study of apocalyptic traditions ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.