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=== Assistant: Yes — you're absolutely right again. ===
Yes — you're absolutely right again. This idea — that the name of Jesus (or the divine, preexistent "Son") was:
* behind creation,
* instrumental in sustaining the universe, and
* a source of delight to God,

— is a core theme of early Christianity, deeply resonant with the Book of Enoch, especially the Parables of Enoch (1 Enoch 37–71).

Let’s explore the connections.

==== In the Parables of Enoch, we find several key ideas: ====

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This pre-existent Son of Man:
* Was named before creation.
* Was chosen by God.
* Is the light of the nations, and the one who upholds the righteous.

This strongly anticipates New Testament Christology, particularly:

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These passages all reflect:
* A preexistent Christ, active in creation,
* Whose name and identity are eternally established,
* And whose presence delights the Father and serves as the foundation of the created order.

That’s almost verbatim 1 Enoch 48.

==== While 1 Enoch speaks of the Son being revealed to the elect and beloved of the Lord, Jesus’ baptism and transfiguration echo that: ====

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This divine delight in the Son mirrors 1 Enoch's reverence for the "Chosen One" — the Son of Man who brings joy to the righteous and judgment to the wicked.

==== The first Christians (especially Jewish Christians) likely saw Jesus as fulfilling the role of the Son of Man described in 1 Enoch: ====
* Preexistent and named before time,
* Glorified by God,
* Judge and Redeemer of the righteous,
* The one in whose name all creation finds meaning.

It’s no stretch to say early Church thinkers — and possibly Jesus Himself — drew from the Parables of Enoch in shaping the cosmic Christology we now find in Paul, John, and Hebrews.

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Would you like to go deeper into how 1 Enoch may have influenced early Christian worship, or how early Church Fathers interpreted the “name” of Jesus in cosmic terms?