There seems to be a lack of knowledge Dead Sea Scrolls here first the only books found in the Dead Sea Scrolls were chapters I Enoch 1-36, 72-82, 91-107. The rest of Enoch 1 & 2 should be consider not reliable, Gnostic, or fiction and written after the time of Christ. These chapters were found in Qumran cave 4. First this proves that these sections were at least copied 50-150 years before Christ. Second, cave 4 of Quman signifies it's importance to Jewish belief heritage. So as someone suggested earlier to dismiss this book because Qumran had really weird stuff..well the different cave numbers are important. Enoch was found with these books: Exodus, Deuteronomy, Jubilees(little Genesis--which by the way makes our version of Genesis look like cliff notes of Jewish record), the laws, Isaiah, and others that verify the canon that we know today. In addition, Enoch was discovered to have multiple copies made similar to Exodus and Deut. and this is key in understand that these passages were of great importance of Jewish teaching. Furthermore, the discovery of this book settles the man made idea that Gen. 6 refers to daughters of Seth and sons of Cain(not to mention many Bible verses to that affect as well). I personally take Jude literally when our authoritative canon deems Enoch as a prophet, and that he wrote the words. If this were the case, This would imply that it is perhaps the oldest written word that God provided. If you follow the history of Enoch in the last 2000 years you will find that it showed up in western culture in 1733 (originating in Spain) it is still considered to be part of the Ethiopian canon (area of Solomon), and then found in the Dead Sea in 1948. My person opinion is the reason that it was not included in the canon because the full amount of copies were kept in the Temple of Jerusalam which was destroyed in AD70. It would have been similar to how our Constitution was kept in one central location. So therefore it would have been lost in 300ad when our canon was being developed. Personally I don't think this information was needed for the church to be formed, but God did allow a Shepard boy to find these caves for a reason, we should not dismiss and call them pagen the Essenes where Jewish scribes that were tasked with copying cherished Jewish books. Like a copier in a library.
The Dead Sea Scrolls - Featured Scrolls
ENOCH
4Q Enocha
Date: 150–50 bce,
Hasmonean Period
Language: Aramaic
The book of Enoch was not included in the canon of the Hebrew Bible. It tells of Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, who lived for 365 years and “walked with God”. The displayed fragment describes the heavenly revolt of the fallen angels, and their descent to earth to cohabit with the daughters of men and to reveal secret knowledge to mankind, a story hinted at in Gen. 6:1-4.
Enoch, Nephilim, Sons of God, Daughters of Men - from Blue Resonant Human - posted by watcher website
Qumran Caves (BiblePlaces.com)
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
I have been fascinated with this book, my questions to my Theology teachers about Gen. 6 have all been answered. I never agreed with St. Augustine Catholic interpretation of Gen. 6 which all Western Christianity has adopted. Furthermore, to support the idea of fallen angels and their offspring in the Bible I have found the following.
Num. 13:33, Amos 2:9, Job 40:15-18, Duet. 3:11, 1 Co. 20:6, Ezra 9:2, Ez. 28 (this is not talking about Satan in my literal read of the Bible).
Further Biblical support in the NT that the disciples were influenced by Enoch and not the other way around.
Num.13: 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."
Goliath was a descendant Anak.
Ezekiel 28:13-19 speaks that the King of Trye was a fallen angel.
Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
Luke17:26 "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. ( could be that the angels literally corrupted the DNA of Gods creation)
Jude 1:5-8 v6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
This is referencing the story of Enoch. No where else is this mentioned in the Bible about angels being chained up.
There is extensive research that has been done by Douglas Hamp in his book "corrupting the Image" proposing the theory that the fallen are back at it in our time and the 50yrs of hearing about millions of UFO sitings, abductions, etc. are in fact the fallen angels doing the same now as they were in Enoch's time. Promising technology, improved medicine, war technology and strategy, witchcraft etc. Very interesting well supported arguments.
The other interesting thing he points out is that there have been many historical documented remains of giants found over the last 150 years but the remains are gone. I find this funny because the Darwinists would have a hard time inserting a 16 man in there false theory.