George W. E. Nickelsburg's commentary on 1 Enoch chapters one through thirty-six and eighty-one through one-hundred-eight, published in the respected Hermeneia critical commentary series, is a major scholarly work by one of the leading specialists in Second Temple Jewish apocalyptic literature, combining close textual, historical and theological analysis of this influential non-canonical text. Its authority rests on Nickelsburg's direct command of the Ethiopic, Aramaic and Greek textual witnesses underlying 1 Enoch's complex transmission history. As a Hermeneia volume it is written at a technical scholarly level for specialists, and like any commentary on a composite text assembled from originally separate sources across centuries, its specific dating and source-critical judgments for individual sections remain subjects of ongoing discussion among Enoch specialists.
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George W. E. Nickelsburg's commentary on 1 Enoch, published in the respected Hermeneia critical commentary series by Fortress Press, is a major scholarly work by one of the leading specialists in Second Temple Jewish apocalyptic literature, treated at the top tier. NotesThe standard critical Hermeneia commentary on the Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1-36). Checked, 2026-08-06, against the Fortress Press listing and corroborating academic catalogue entries (ISBN 9780800660741).
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AuthorGeorge W. E. Nickelsburg, edited by Klaus Baltzer
PublisherFortress Press, Minneapolis
Publication Year2001
URLhttps://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9780800660741/1-Enoch-1
Source Typeacademic monograph
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Enoch, Figures This source names Enoch directly: "Nickelsburg's commentary on 1 Enoch chapters one through thirty-six and eighty-one through one-hundred-eight, published in the respected Hermeneia critical commentary series, is a major scholarly..."
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- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Myths & Sacred Narratives, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
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