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==== - '''Jewish and Christian reception''' Though influential, the Book was never part of the Hebrew Bible and was omitted by key councils like Laodicea (4th c.) and Protestant Reformers (e.g. Martin Luther). Reasons included: uncertain authorship, theological divergence (especially around angelology and afterlife), and lack of broad community acceptance cambridge.org<ref>{{cite web|title=cambridge.org|url=https://christianityfaq.com/reasons-christianity-avoid-reject-book-enoch/|publisher=christianityfaq.com|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>literaryinklings.com<ref>{{cite web|title=literaryinklings.com|url=https://www.presentingthegospel.com/post/why-was-the-book-of-enoch-excluded-from-the-protestant-canon-exploring-its-history-influence-and|publisher=presentingthegospel.com|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>. ====
* '''Divergence from orthodoxy''' The vivid stories of angels cohabiting with humans, the portrayal of a separate judgment cosmos, and complex Christological imagery (e.g., “Son of Man” passages) conflicted with developing Jewish and Christian doctrines cambridge.org<ref>{{cite web|title=cambridge.org|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/harvard-theological-review/article/abs/book-of-enoch-and-paradise-lost/E70F365A04AC0C2F29A6DF86E13EED58|publisher=cambridge.org|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>presentingthegospel.com<ref>{{cite web|title=presentingthegospel.com|url=https://www.presentingthegospel.com/post/why-was-the-book-of-enoch-excluded-from-the-protestant-canon-exploring-its-history-influence-and|publisher=presentingthegospel.com|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>.
* Canonical anomalies The Epistle of Jude (1:14-15) appears to quote 1 Enoch, which Tertullian used to defend its value. However, others argued that Jude should be excluded rather than Enoch included. The result: only the Ethiopian Church retained it in their canon jesuschristsavior.net<ref>{{cite web|title=jesuschristsavior.net|url=https://www.presentingthegospel.com/post/why-was-the-book-of-enoch-excluded-from-the-protestant-canon-exploring-its-history-influence-and|publisher=presentingthegospel.com|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>.