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==== 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?