The punching of words, and gaps between too-short phrases, made a staccato or percussive effect through the entire 17+ hours. Proofing should have found and removed those repetitions. These were mostly found in c 48A, but there were too many throughout the entire text.Īlso, I disliked the too common repetition of phrases to improve the inflection or emphasis, but the first reading was not edited out. However, I was often distracted by Logan’s mispronunciation of common words, for example: prophesy or prophesied, Yea (as in “yea or nay”) pronounced as though it were yeah, quiescence, back and froth (instead of forth). For his smooth rendition of these hundreds of names (though sometimes different than what I grew up calling these characters), I commend the narrator Dennis Logan.
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That being said, these are not books that would interest someone who is not familiar with, nor interested in, Biblical texts because they are mystic in nature and repetitive and full of almost impossible to pronounce names of human characters and of angels. Still it is interesting to see how Evil is described as being established on the earth, to hear an explanation of why there were giants, to be told of God’s displeasure with the “fallen angels” who became evil spirits, yet he allowed them to exist on the earth and draw humans into evil. If as a Christian I had to incorporate an understanding of these texts into my faith, that would be complicated and very difficult. It also was obvious to me why these would not have been acceptable to the church fathers who decided upon the Canon. Since either these texts or their sources obviously influenced the writers of the Bible, they are informative.
I recommend these to someone who studies Biblical texts and are very familiar with them. The text and its Notes clearly point out similarities and many connections with canonical texts. These are fascinating books for those familiar with the Christian Biblical texts and probably with Jewish or Islamic texts, but since I don’t know the latter two, I’ll only comment on the connection with the Christian Bible. A complete catalog can be seen at .įascinating, intricate, historical spiritual texts Look for other books by Joseph Lumpkin such as The Book of Jasher, The Book of Jubilees, Lost Books of the Bible, Banned from the Bible, and the Encyclopedia of Lost and Rejected Scriptures. He appears regularly on LA talk radio and the show Rain Making Time as an expert guest on the subjects of religion, theology, and church history. Joseph Lumpkin is the CEO of Fifth Estate Publishers and the author of over 20 books. These sources are found here, all in a single source.ĭr. Expanded commentary is included for the three Books of Enoch, as well as the sections on angels, prophecies, and the Enochian calendar. This volume, containing The First Book of Enoch (The Ethiopic Book of Enoch), The Second Book of Enoch (The Slavonic Secrets of Enoch), The Third Book of Enoch (The Hebrew Book of Enoch), and The Book of Fallen Angels, The Watchers, and the Origins of Evil.
He takes First Enoch apart, section by section, to describe its history, the time frame of authorship, and its contents. Lumpkin describes the calendar of Enoch and its pivotal place in the prophecy of Daniel. New information on the First Book of Enoch is greatly expanded. The history of the fallen angels is sewn tightly together using such books as Enoch, Jasher, Jubilees, The Book of Giants, The War Scrolls, and many others. After presenting extensive historical backgrounds and brilliant translations of The First, Second, and Third Books of Enoch, Lumpkin takes time to piece together a historical narrative of Fallen Angels, the Watcher, and the Nephilim, using his extensive knowledge of ancient texts. Joseph Lumpkin has been enlarged to include new research on the Books of Enoch, Fallen Angels, the Watchers, and the Nephilim.
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