Thursday, February 22, 2024

Lee Martin McDonald on Jude's Use of 1 Enoch

  

Jude clearly cites 1 Enoch as a prophetic text stating that “Enoch . . . prophesied,” namely, he cited it as a Spirit-led text and as sacred Scripture. By most definitions of Scripture, this is a reference to sacred Scripture. If Jude thought the passage was spoken through prophecy, he also saw it as inspired and as Scripture. It is special pleading to suggest otherwise. (Lee Martin McDonald, The Formation of the Biblical Canon, 2 vols. [London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017], 1:64)