Reason 5
Enoch — The First Scribe
Long before Moses, ancient sacred tradition identifies Enoch as the first man to write, the first scribe entrusted with preserving divine knowledge for humanity.
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Witness #1 — Jubilees: Enoch Was the First to Write
Book of Jubilees 4:17
(R. H. Charles Translation)
“And he was the first among men that are born on earth who learnt writing and knowledge and wisdom, and who wrote down the signs of heaven according to the order of their months in a book…”
This passage is explicit and unambiguous. Jubilees declares that Enoch was:
• The first to learn writing
• The first to record knowledge and wisdom
• The first to write a book of heavenly revelation
Enoch is presented not as a storyteller, but as a divinely appointed scribe.
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Witness #2 — Second Book of Adam and Eve: Enoch Wrote a Book
Second Book of Adam and Eve 22:2
(Common English translations)
“It is this Enoch to whom many wonders happened, and who also wrote a celebrated book; but those wonders may not be told in this place.”
This corrected passage confirms three key points:
• Enoch wrote a book
• The book was well known (“celebrated”)
• The text assumes Enoch’s writings were already respected and circulated
The author does not explain whether Enoch wrote — only what else will not be discussed.
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Witness #3 — Islamic Tradition Acknowledges Enoch as a Scribe
In Islamic tradition, Enoch is identified with Idris, a prophet elevated by God.
While this is not a direct quotation from scripture, Islamic commentary and mystical tradition consistently acknowledge Enoch/Idris as the first to write, the first to be taught by God, and a receiver of heavenly knowledge.
The importance here is not verbatim wording, but recognition:
• Enoch is remembered as a prophet
• Enoch is associated with writing and wisdom
• Enoch is elevated above ordinary men
Even outside the Bible, Enoch’s identity as a teacher and recorder of revelation remains intact.
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Other Ancient Memory of Enoch as Scribe
Across ancient traditions, Enoch alone is remembered as:
• Recording divine knowledge
• Writing before the Flood
• Preserving revelation for future generations
No other pre-Flood figure is given this role.
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Enoch Came Before Moses
Chronology matters.
• Enoch lived before the Flood
• Abraham lived after the Flood
• Moses lived many generations later
Moses is often called the first scribe of Judaism because he recorded the Law.
But Enoch:
• Recorded Text before the Law
• Wrote the first book of the Bible
• Created the First Ministry
This places Enoch as the first scribe of the ancient faith Abraham later followed, not a later religious system.
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Why This Matters
If Enoch was:
• The first man taught to write
• The first to record divine revelation
• The first scribe appointed by God
Then dismissing his writings is not only foolish but it is forgetting the foundation of the Word.
Moses wrote the Law of Judaism.
Enoch preserved the Coming of the Son of Man.
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Summary
• Jubilees calls Enoch the first to write
• Adam and Eve tradition says Enoch wrote a celebrated book
• Islamic tradition acknowledges Enoch
• Moses wrote later
• Enoch wrote first
Enoch is not marginal.
He is the first scribe of sacred history.