BYU Studies Quarterly
Article Title
New Perspectives on 2 Enoch: No Longer Slavonic Only
Keywords
Mormon studies, book review, Enoch
Abstract
This book contains the proceedings of the Fifth Enoch Seminar, held in Naples, Italy, on June 14–18, 2009. The theme of the conference was “Adam, Enoch, Melchizedek: Mediatorial Figures in 2 Enoch and Second Temple Judaism,” covering topics of intrinsic interest for biblical scholars generally, as well as for Latter-day Saints. The book’s subtitle, No Longer Slavonic Only, refers to an important discovery announced at the seminar. The book of 2 Enoch is also commonly referred to as “Slavonic Enoch” because the text has been known only in its Slavonic translation; now Coptic fragments of the text have been found, indicating that this work was more widely used than had been previously thought. This announcement was a highlight of the gathering, and a summary of the importance of this new finding is included at the beginning of New Perspectives on 2 Enoch.
Recommended Citation
Larsen, David J.
(2015)
"New Perspectives on 2 Enoch: No Longer Slavonic Only,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 54:
Iss.
1, Article 19.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol54/iss1/19