Enoch In The Early Church - Dr. Michael Heiser

Support Dr. Heiser's ministry at https://nakedbiblepodcast.com In this episode, Dr. Michael Heiser examines the Book of Enoch in the early church, exploring how 1 Enoch was understood by Second Temple Jews and early Christian writers. The discussion looks at why Enoch was influential, how it shaped early Christian thinking about the Watchers, Genesis 6, Peter, Jude, and supernatural rebellion, and why most of the church ultimately did not receive it as Scripture. #BibleStudy #MichaelHeiser #NakedBiblePodcast #BookOfEnoch #1Enoch #EarlyChurch #Watchers #Genesis6 #SecondTempleJudaism #DivineCouncil #BiblicalTheology #UnseenRealm #ScriptureStudy \\------------------------\\ Help Support ASFJ: https://aseatforjesus.com/a-seat-for-jesus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeatForJesus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aseatforjesus X: https://x.com/ASeatForJesus 0:00 Unpacking the Book of Enoch 0:30 What Early Writers Thought 3:28 Pre-Christian Roots 7:20 Surveying the Scriptural Status 9:42 Jewish Precursors to the Debate 17:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Enoch 23:43 Christian Perspectives on Enoch 42:43 Origen's Evolving View