Aug 17, 2026 · 1 hr 56 min · 26 segments
In this episode we sit down with biblical scholar Dr. Michael Heiser Unseen Realm theology to…
Where does that fit in all this? Do you reference it, or is it – what's your take on that book?
I, I, I don't consider the Book of Enoch canonical, but I have to confess that I don't even care about the question.
Yeah.
And what I, what I mean by that is the Book of Enoch, uh, is, is quoted a couple times, uh, fairly directly in the New Testament.
Mm-hmm
I- it's a book that if, if the New Testament writer assigned value to it, then I think it, it's worth being familiar with.
Uh, again, it, it, it needs to be part of your, of your pool, uh, your knowledge pool, uh, to help you think like the writer thought.
Uh, in other words, to, to help you frame, uh, what is being said in the New Testament, because they were very willing, again, to use that and, and other things too.
And so in, uh, in, in one sense, to me the, the, the question, you know, should it be in the canon or shouldn't it, it, it really doesn't matter.
Mm-hmm.
There, there were, in the Jewish community, uh, the people who lived at Qumran, uh, apparently did consider it canonical, uh-
Where does that fit in all this? Do you reference it, or is it – what's your take on that book?
I, I, I don't consider the Book of Enoch canonical, but I have to confess that I don't even care about the question.
Yeah.
And what I, what I mean by that is the Book of Enoch, uh, is, is quoted a couple times, uh, fairly directly in the New Testament.
Mm-hmm
I- it's a book that if, if the New Testament writer assigned value to it, then I think it, it's worth being familiar with.
Uh, again, it, it, it needs to be part of your, of your pool, uh, your knowledge pool, uh, to help you think like the writer thought.
Uh, in other words, to, to help you frame, uh, what is being said in the New Testament, because they were very willing, again, to use that and, and other things too.
And so in, uh, in, in one sense, to me the, the, the question, you know, should it be in the canon or shouldn't it, it, it really doesn't matter.
Mm-hmm.
There, there were, in the Jewish community, uh, the people who lived at Qumran, uh, apparently did consider it canonical, uh-
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