In Jde 14, why did Jude quote from the pseudo-apocryphal Book of 1 Enoch as true?
Because this verse is true, though there are errors in other parts of 1 Enoch. Four points. 1. It is not certain that Jude quoted from the book of 1 Enoch. While the words are almost the same, they could have been from a common source. The common source could have been a book with this true prophecy in it, or the common source could have been God Himself. 2. 1 Enoch was subjected to variation. While the book was pre-Christian, some think this quote was inserted after Jude was written, and before the 15th century by a misguided monk. You decide for yourself; here is the quote in the Dead Sea Scroll 4Q204; notice the gaps. ” the myriads of his holy ones flesh for all their arrogant and wicked ” (This quote is from The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated by Florentino Garcia Martinez). 3. It is not unlikely that Jude did quote from the book of 1 Enoch, and that is OK. 1 Enoch had at least five different authors, and this verse is from the first and earliest part. The Book of 1 Enoch is a mixture
