Book of Enoch

fall victim to them, but adultery is in no way justifiable. The forbidden fruit that both Adam and Eve ate without reparations in their mind is similar to infidelity. To expand, Adam and Eve fell victim to temptation after witnessing the fruit in all its glory and so Adam and Eve ate the fruit of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. Despite the warnings and commands by God to not eat the Forbidden Fruit, they still did because they simply couldn't resist. As the story goes, they ultimately opposed the words of God and indulged in immoral pleasure (“Adam and Eve”, n.d.). In the Book of Enoch in 1 Enoch 31:4, the tree of knowledge was described under the lines of “It was like a species of the Tamarind tree, bearing fruit which resembled grapes extremely fine; and its fragrance extended to a considerable distance. I exclaimed, How beautiful is this tree, and how delightful is its appearance!” (“The Book of Enoch the Prophet: Chapters XXI-XL,” n.d.). Evidently, they were allured by a superficial insatiable desire and instead of realizing that they shouldn't indulge in such sinful activities, they took a bite of the fruit. They knew the consequences, but the sweetness and temporary relief were worth it. The serpent may have tempted them, but it cannot be blamed entirely for its cunning deception because they were the ones that performed such deceit. The same can be said about cheating. The parties involved have no justifications for their horrendous actions. They might have been…

intellectually superior to Eve. Adam often focuses on Eve’s outer self, emphasizing her physicality rather than her intellect. For instance, when archangel Raphael comes to the garden of Eden to reason with Adam, Adam acknowledges Eve as a physical temptation; he says, Transported touch; here passion first I felt, Commotion strange, in all enjoyments else Superior and unmoved, here only weak Against the charm of beauty’s powerful glance. (8. 530-33) Adam describes his…

“It’s beyond a religion it’s a collective consciousness we share” He said. I rolled my eyes. “What if I told you there was no such thing as duality and everything existed as one?” “That wouldn’t make much sense because there are equal and opposing reactions for every object and then what about night and day, hot and cold?” “They are one, but the basic human mind interprets the polarity and separate oneness with dichotomy. The either or categorization, ignoring all that strays from the rigid…

The biggest difference is the presence and role of The Watchers. In the actual Bible, they are not mentioned until later on. However, in the Book of Enoch, it is explained that at first these fallen angels were entranced by the daughters of men, and so they had sex with the mortal women and gave way for the birth of the Nephilim. The Nephilim were giants that roamed the earth, savage creatures who wrecked the land and brought harm to people. The Nephilites are mentioned offhand in the Genesis –…

righteous people in the Pearl of Great Price, as well as present day. I will also show the qualifications and blessings of true sacrifice, as well as Satan’s counterfeits for sacrifice, because rest assured, every gospel truth has a deceptive opposite. First off, we need to establish the ultimate purpose of sacrifice in our lives and what it actually means. All of God’s actions are motivated by a desire to “bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39), and eternal…

comfort us and educate us. They touch our hearts and make us smile and cry, they make us human. When reading stories there is so much you can gain from them. Stories give you advice, and have morals, which teach you lessons. Even if you read a book for the hundredth time, when you finish it, it might teach you something new, or a new way to look at it. It gives different point of views. So then you might ask why read books? Well, reading books improves your imagination, it helps expand yourself…

Ambiguity” we see two different types of conflict. The first and most prominent conflict is Man versus Himself. It occurs when a character is struggling against either their mind or something inside of them. The man struggles with himself in two ways. First the man wishes he had read more as a child and blames not having the time to do it. In reality he wasn’t very interested, because if he was really interested in reading he would have made the time to read. The second way is he tries to…

nescience, pessimism, and prejudice. Bray describes books—to which the library card is a passport—as windows into new mindsets, ideas and perspectives; books are described as conduits by which the library broadens…

one, took enjoyment in learning how to do these things. When I was a child, of course the picture books were the best. I mean, at that age, I didn’t really have the visualization skills to see the book on my own just from words, versus how I am today. So, I loved having the pictures in books as a visual aid. I was reading things like “Beauty & the Beast, The Jungle Book, Tarzan, Cinderella, and The Lion King.” I can’t say how many times I read those books over and over. I went on to read more…

change. After much consideration, if ever given the opportunity to organize a library, it would most definitely be in the genrefication or bookstore model, alphabetically for the fiction selections, while the non-fiction would be shelved according to Dewey. First, arranging fiction books by genre will help students, especially younger students, find what they want to read for pleasure more easily than shelving them by author’s last name. Students need to experience success, not frustration when…