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Well, the book of Enoch may not be part of the canonical bible. But there are NT references to the writing of Enoch.
Well, sorry Ziggy, but I will be blunt here... the book of Enoch has gained popularity in recent years, as indicated by a large variety of recent YouTube videos sporting millions of views. It is also a source of inspiration for parts of Darren Aronofsky's 2014 film Noah. With a recent increase in the popularity of the Book fo Enoch, and its alleged quote in the New Testament, but the real question is, is this mysterious book really an authentic biblical source? I do not think so!
First, the book of Enoch is a pseudepigraphic work, which means that it FALSELY used Enouch's name. Enoch lives more than 3,000 years before the book was written. In other words, it refers to works that falsely claim to be written by a specific author. The very title of the Book of Enoch is a LIE!
Second, the Book of Enoch contains far-fetched information that the Bible refutes. For instance, it describes fallen angels having physical sexual relations with human women to produce a race of "giants" called “Nephilim.” This is a popular but INCORRECT - - even potentially blasphemous—belief that some try to add to Genesis 6. This is just one example of many dubious information in the Book of Enoch that does not align with the Bible.
Lastly, there is abundant evidence that the Bible is a COMPLETE BOOK, inerrant in its original form. The Book of Enoch contains material that can pique the interest of those with “itching ears” who want to “hear some new thing” like you are doing right now, 2 Timothy 4:3; Acts 17:21. Such “juicy” materials are especially dangerous when they attempt to corrupt understanding of God’s true word.
I also would not mess with the book of Jasher too! As for Jude...you quoted:
Jde 1:14
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Jude 14–15, because a popular claim suggests that these two verses quote the Book of Enoch and therefore show that this book is “missing” from the Bible.
Jud 1:14-15
(14) And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
(15) To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
This passage is very similar to a passage in the Book of Enoch. However, notice that Jude did NOT mention the Book of Enoch—he didn’t write, “the Book of Enoch says.” Instead, he quoted Enoch’s prophecy, which, while not recorded elsewhere in the Bible, could very well have been part of the knowledge and traditions that had been passed down at that time. There is NO PROOF that Jude was quoting from the Book of Enoch, which itself could easily have been quoting something else.