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=== Assistant: You're right to see parallels between the stance of the archived article and Jesus' own challenges to the religious and… ===
You're right to see parallels between the stance of the archived article and Jesus' own challenges to the religious and intellectual authorities of His day. And while Jesus never directly quoted the Book of Enoch (at least, not in the canonical Gospels), there’s a strong case to be made that:

==== Jesus often criticized the scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees—who were the recognized theological scholars of the time—for their rigid traditions, selective interpretations, and spiritual blindness: ====

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He accused them of:
* Clinging to traditions over truth (Mark 7:8)
* Misinterpreting Scripture due to spiritual dullness (John 5:39–40)
* Rejecting messengers of God, including prophets (Luke 11:47–51)

In this, Jesus and the archived site both:
* Push back against religious/intellectual elites,
* Claim to reveal hidden or neglected truths, and
* Frame those truths as spiritually discerned rather than academically endorsed.

==== While Jesus doesn’t quote ''1 Enoch'' directly, many scholars (even critical ones) note clear thematic and conceptual parallels between Jesus’ teachings and 1 Enoch, especially: ====

===== - 1 Enoch (esp. chs. 37–71, the Parables section) introduces a preexistent, messianic figure called the “Son of Man” who will sit in judgment. =====
* Jesus repeatedly applies this title to Himself—often in apocalyptic or judicial contexts (e.g., Matthew 24:30, Luke 21:27, Mark 14:62).

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===== - 1 Enoch describes fallen angels corrupting humanity—a theme Jesus picks up when He talks about Satan’s fall (Luke 10:18), demons, and spiritual forces of evil. =====

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===== - Jesus’ descriptions of cosmic judgment, the fate of the wicked, and the reward of the righteous match 1 Enoch's language closely. =====

===== - Indirectly, very possibly. =====
* He taught ideas and used terms that either came from or were shaped by 1 Enoch and similar Jewish apocalyptic writings.
* If He didn’t quote it explicitly, He almost certainly assumed its worldview—especially the Parables of Enoch (chs. 37–71), which many modern scholars ironically consider a later addition, but which may have been central to Jesus’ messianic self-understanding.

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Would you like a table comparing Jesus’ teachings with key themes from 1 Enoch, or an exploration of how early Christians used the book despite its later exclusion from the canon?