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Enoch and the Messiah Son of Man: Revisiting the Book of Parables |
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| Edited by Gabrielle Boccaccini |
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This stout volume contains thirty-four well-written essays on the so-called Parables of Enoch (1 Enoch 37-71). The essays summarize the discussions of the Third Enoch Seminar held at Camaldoli in Italy in the summer of 2005. They show convincingly that the parables were indeed an integral part of 1 Enoch already in pre-Christian Palestinian Judaism and that the mention of a mysterious figure in them called 'Messiah' and 'Son of Man' forms a critical element in the history of ideas. All who were interested in the history of Second Temple Judaism and in the use of such titles for Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament writings will welcome this important publication. Catholic University of America |
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