Modern scholars believe that Enoch was originally written in either Aramaic or Hebrew, the languages first used for Jewish texts Ephraim Isaac suggests that the Book of Enoch, like the Book of Daniel, was composed partially in Aramaic and partially in Hebrew. The older sections of 1 Enoch (mainly in the Book of the Watchers) of the text are estimated to date from about 300–200 BC, and the latest part (Book of Parables) is probably to 100 BC. None of the three books are considered to be canonical scripture by the majority of Jewish or Christian church bodies. Three books are traditionally attributed to Enoch, including the distinct works 2 Enoch and 3 Enoch. The Book of Enoch contains unique material on the origins of demons and Nephilim, why some angels fell from heaven, an explanation of why the Genesis flood was morally necessary, and a prophetic exposition of the thousand-year reign of the Messiah. The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch Hebrew: סֵפֶר חֲנוֹךְ, Sēfer Ḥănōḵ Ge'ez: መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ, Maṣḥafa Hēnok) is an ancient Hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to the patriarch Enoch who was the father of Methuselah and the great-grandfather of Noah.
