Riches, the Rich, and God's Judgment in 1 Enoch 92–105 and the Gospel according to Luke

Abstract

In a 1966 article in New Testament Studies, 1 S. Aalen draws attention to a series of remarkable parallels between Luke's special material and the last chapters of 1 Enoch. Aalen notes, first of all, similarities in ' vocabulary and expression' between Luke and the Greek translation of i Enoch 97 ff. 2 These include oi SIKCCIOOVTES [EOCUT]OOS (I Enoch 102. io//Luke 10. 29, 16. 15; cf. 20. 20, 18. 9-14 [pp. 1-3]); KOCI vuv CnroSeiKvuco upiiv (1 Enoch 104.8//Luke 12. 5; cf. 6. 47 [p. 3]); liri uuxs / cord uias (1 Enoch 99. g//Luke 14. 18 [p. 3]); &-rroMa0E in word combinations and contexts indicating sudden death and/or death together (1 Enoch 98. 3, 16, 99. g//Luke 13. 3, 5 [p. 4]); KXEITTT) /&<Ahrr) indicating the passing of the present evil age (1 Enoch 100. 5//Luke 16. 9 [p. 6]); uyicrros used absolutely as a title for God (

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