It should be noted that the Book of Enoch is considered apocryphal by most denominations of Christianity and all denominations of Judaism.

Most commentators assume that this indicates that Jude accepts the antediluvian patriarch Enoch as the author of the Book of Enoch which contains the same quotation.

However an alternative explanation is that Jude quotes the Book of Enoch aware that verses 14-15 are in fact an expansion of the words of Moses from Deuteronomy 33: 2.

The Book of Enoch is not considered canonical by most churches, although it is by the Ethiopian Orthodox church.

According to Western scholars the older sections of the Book of Enoch ( mainly in the Book of the Watchers ) date from about 300 BC and the latest part ( Book of Parables ) probably was composed at the end of 1st century BC.

It is generally accepted by scholars that the author of the Epistle of Jude was familiar with the Book of Enoch and was influenced by it in thought and diction.

Meanwhile there is definite evidence of grimoires being used by certain, particularly Gnostic sects of early Christianity ; in the Book of Enoch found within the Dead Sea Scrolls for instance, there is various information on astrology and the angels.

In possible connection with the Book of Enoch, the idea of Enoch and his great-grandson Noah having some involvement with books of magic given to them by angels continued in various forms through to the mediaeval period.

The Second Book of Enoch, meanwhile, states that both Paradise and Hell are accommodated in Shehaqim with Hell being located simply " on the northern side.

Another source of Mani's scriptures was original Aramaic writings relating to the book of Enoch literature ( see the Book of Enoch and the Second Book of Enoch ), as well as an otherwise unknown section of the book of Enoch called the " Book of Giants ".

His next major work, completed in 1892, was a long fantastic epic in prose, entitled Hans Alienus, which Professor Book describes as a monument on the grave of his carefree and indolent youth.

The Book of Ezekiel describes itself as the words of the Ezekiel ben-Buzi, a priest living in exile in the city of Babylon between 593 and 571.

The self-described purpose of Christianity is to provide people with what it holds to be the only valid path to salvation as announced by the apostles of what the Book of Acts describes as, The Way.

The Book of Ezra describes how he led a group of Judean exiles living in Babylon to their home city of Jerusalem ( Ezra 8. 2-14 ) where he enforced observance of the Torah and cleansed the community of mixed marriages.

The Book of Exodus famously describes the Promised Land as a " land flowing with milk and honey " ( 33: 3 ).

The Testimonium Flavianum ( meaning the testimony of Flavius < nowiki ></ nowiki >) is the name given to the passage found in Book 18, Chapter 3, 3 of the Antiquities in which Josephus describes the condemnation and crucifixion of Jesus at the hands of the Roman authorities.

In Book II, Chapter 23. 20 of his Church History, Eusebius describes the death of James according to Josephus.

Herodotus, in Book II of his Histories, describes as a " labyrinth " a building complex in Egypt, " near the place called the City of Crocodiles ," that he considered to surpass the pyramids in its astonishing ambition:

The Book of Deuteronomy ( and ) describes how Moses writes " torah " ( instruction ) on a scroll and lays it beside the Ark of the Covenant.

" Crowley describes this process in his Magick, Book 4:

Crowley describes banishing in his Magick, Book 4 ( ch. 13 ):

At this point, the term Dissenter came to include " Puritan ", but more accurately describes those ( clergy or lay ) who " dissented " from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

David Brady describes a " lull before the storm " in which, in the early 17th century, " reasonably restrained and systematic " Protestant exegesis of the Book of Revelation was seen with Brightman, Mede and Hugh Broughton ; after which " apocalyptic literature became too easily debased " as it became more populist, less scholarly.

In Book VI, Polybius describes the way of the Romans ; he discusses the powers of the different parts of the republic, as well as the rights of the plebeian.

Most influential was Book 6, which describes the military and political organization of Rome ; it presented Rome as a state in which monarchical, aristocratic, and popular elements were in a stable equilibrium.

The Book of Revelation describes how Satan will be cast out of Heaven, down to the earth, having " great anger " and waging war against " those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus ".

* The " Superpowers Book " ( 40 pages ) describes the Powers available to the characters, Advantages and Disadvantages that can be applied to them, and Disabilities that can affect the character.

Biographer Lawrence Sutin quotes private diaries that fit this story, and writes that " if ever Crowley uttered the truth of his relation to the Book ," his public account accurately describes what he remembered on this point.

Peter Burke describes sprezzatura in The Book of the Courtier as “ nonchalance ”, “ careful negligence ”, and “ effortless and ease .” The ideal courtier is someone who “ conceals art, and presents what is done and said as if it was done without effort and virtually without thought .” ( 31 ).

The Guinness Book of Records describes the UDHR as the " Most Translated Document " in the world.

The Book of Discipline is the guidebook for local churches and pastors and describes in considerable detail the organizational structure of local United Methodist Churches.

Book 4 concludes with a long mythological narrative, in the form of an epyllion which describes vividly the discovery of beekeeping by Aristaeus and the story of Orpheus ' journey to the underworld.

The book describes the period of time immediately following the visit of Jesus Christ to the Book of Mormon peoples, in which time the Nephites and the Lamanites are all converted to the Church of Christ.

* The Arab engineer al-Jazari describes many mechanical inventions in his book ( title translated to English ) The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices.

Although in the Book of Genesis Jacob mentions he would descend into the Sheol where he thought his son Joseph already was and the Witch of Endor summons the ghost of the deceased prophet Samuel at the behest of King Saul, modern scholars believe the concept of an immortal soul going to bliss or torment after death entered mainstream Judaism after the exile and existed throughout the Second Temple era, though both ‘ soul sleep ’ and ‘ soul death ’, were also held,

The pseudepigraphic Book of Enoch describes travels through the cosmos and divides Sheol into four sections: for the truly righteous, the good, the wicked awaiting judgment at the resurrection, and the wicked that will not even be resurrected.

Jacinth is also mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Enoch, where in Enoch's first journey through earth and Sheol, he encounters a enormous mountain of jacinth, or jacinth-like in appearance:

In novels and sometimes other types of books ( for example, biographies ), a book may be divided into several large sections, also called books ( Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, and so on ).

The Book of Mormon is divided into smaller books, titled after the individuals named as primary authors and, in most versions, divided into chapters and verses.

In the Book of Jubilees, when the world was divided among Noah's sons and grandsons, Madai initially received the region east of " Lud " ( Lydia ) and north of Tubal ( Tabal, corresponding to Lycia and western Pamphylia ).

The composition eventually contained over 300 figures and had at its center nine episodes from the Book of Genesis, divided into three groups: God's Creation of the Earth ; God's Creation of Humankind and their fall from God's grace ; and lastly, the state of Humanity as represented by Noah and his family.

The Book of Order is currently divided into three sections-1 ) Form of Government, 2 ) The Directory For Worship, and 3 ) The Rules of Discipline.

The Creature Book gives rules and descriptions for creatures, divided into Aliens, Humanoids, Animals and Plants.

Plato, in his dialogue The Republic Book 6 ( 509D – 513E ), has Socrates explain through the literary device of a divided line his fundamental metaphysical ideas as four separate but logically connected models of the world.

This seven-year week may be further divided into two periods of 3. 5 years each, from the two 3. 5-year periods in Daniel's prophecy where the last seven years are divided into two 3. 5-year periods, () The time period for these beliefs is also based on other passages: in the book of Daniel, " time, times, and half a time ", interpreted as " a year, two years, and half a year ," and the Book of Revelation, " a thousand two hundred and threescore days " and " forty and two months " ( the prophetic month averaging 30 days, hence 1260 / 30 = 42 months or 3. 5 years ).

He displayed his acid wit in two books: The Devil's Bedside Book in 1980, a collection of cynical dictionary definitions in the style of Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary, and The Lowest Form of Wit in 1981, a collection of biting bon mots, stinging retorts, and insults divided into six main sections, illustrated with cartoons ( by Honeysett ) and including a definitive guide and a history of sarcasm.

The result was numbered Book 3 of the ' Principia ' rather than Book 2, because in the meantime, drafts of ' Liber primus ' had expanded and Newton had divided it into two books.

His scientific concerns may be divided into three areas, to each of which a Book of the Experimenta Nova is dedicated as follows:

In Book III Aristotle divided actions into three categories instead of two:

Before 2009, the midweek meeting consisted of the Theocratic Ministry School and the Service Meeting ( each 45 minutes ); the Congregation Book Study ( 1 hour ) was typically held on a separate evening, divided into smaller groups meeting in private homes.

Middlesex was recorded in the Domesday Book as being divided into the six hundreds of Edmonton, Elthorne, Gore, Hounslow ( Isleworth in all later records ), Ossulstone and Spelthorne.

The Domesday Book in 1086 divided the Chalke Valley into eight manors, Chelke ( Chalke ), Eblesborne ( Ebbesbourne Wake ), Fifehide ( Fifield Bavant ), Cumbe ( Coombe Bissett ), Humitone ( Homington ), Odestoche ( Odstock ), Stradford ( Stratford Tony ) and Trow ( circa Alvediston and Tollard Royal ).

The Brown Book was divided into three parts.

In Plato's Republic, Book VI, the divided line has two parts that represent the intelligible world and the smaller visible world.

Most copies were divided into two volumes, the first volume ending with The Book of Psalms.

In his acceptance speech for the National Book Award, Lowell famously divided American poetry into two camps: the " cooked " and the " raw.