This section can be seen as being made up of five subsections, mixed by the final redactor:
Apocalypse of Weeks (93:1–10, 91:11–17): this subsection, usually dated to the first half of the 2nd century BC, narrates the history of the world using a structure of ten periods (said “weeks”), of which seven regard the past and three regard future events (the final judgment). The climax is in the seventh part of the tenth week where “new heaven shall appear” and “there will be many weeks without number for ever, and all shall be in goodness and righteousness”.
Exhortation (91:1–10, 91:18–19): this short list of exhortations to follow righteousness, said by Enoch to his son Methuselah, looks to be a bridge to next subsection.
Epistle (92:1–5, 93:11–105:2): the first part of the epistle describes the wisdom of the Lord, the final reward of the just and the punishment of the evil, and the two separate paths of righteousness and unrighteousness. Then there are six oracles against the sinners, the witness of the whole creation against them, and the assurance of the fate after death. The epistle is composed of two layers: a “proto-epistle”, with a theology near the deterministic doctrine of the Qumran group, and a slightly later part (94:4–104:6) that points out the personal responsibility of the individual, often describing the sinners as the wealthy and the just as the oppressed (a theme found also in the Book of Parables).
Birth of Noah (106–107): this part appears in Qumran fragments separated from the previous text by a blank line, thus appearing to be an appendix. It tells of the deluge and of Noah, who is born already with the appearance of an angel. This text probably derives, as do other small portions of 1 Enoch, from an originally separate book (see Book of Noah), but was arranged by the redactor as direct speech of Enoch himself.
Conclusion (108): this second appendix was not found in Qumran and is considered to be the work of the final redactor. It highlights the “generation of light” in opposition to the sinners destined to the darkness.
Resources:
►Section 1: Book of the Watchers – https://youtu.be/5kANClVoYWg
►Section 2: The Book of Parables – https://youtu.be/PNdAxRhKzvw
►Section 3: The Book of Luminaries – https://youtu.be/nvpXZBhG0KE
►Section 4: The Book of Dream Visions – https://youtu.be/lFThnuvCGx8
►Section 5: The Epistle of Enoch – https://youtu.be/KVFIwWyLk_w
►Book of Enoch Complete Narration – https://youtu.be/qw8HhTnot0w
►Book of Enoch Explained – https://youtu.be/DZuhGKh_vHI
►2 Enoch : Book of Secrets – https://youtu.be/HBPXoR5SMe8
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