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What is the book of Enoch? Should we be afraid of it? Should we be adding it to our Bibles? Or is there another option? Let's take a look.

If you're interested in the Book of Enoch, here are two helpful books.

https://www.amazon.com/Watchers-Holy-Ones-Evangelical-Reading/dp/B0CD9BBBS8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QTBJMRWE5SIO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CUUG-XhF1-OcBHLI9ABGR1E5V5Nevv52FI_GePYnLZjtSHTaAuGG5jvbRvqefg62-a1tFb_EPwOQo1-ZdmMJwoXcT8qWSYTdUQ2Ko7QYDgaNmSLjTRC18if_p6Qe8O7hAaOzlcSWcg2I5tYIOt_VZnhy-54PawUpVXgNWffN7-7sKx8H6HhTj1CjNji5PpkePIKhUr6D-GTm5nt7oiR3uDOIGl6-9p4loOIDTdYZS_g.5oVhfAE-lk3KO73uOOYNNBgfgypCAWfnEJfKWCvnf1U&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+watchers+and+the+holy+ones&qid=1782780560&sprefix=watchers+and+holy+%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Book-Enoch-Commentary-Watchers/dp/1948014300/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37GOM4I1PDDT4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UYmuvLbRmSbEAx5Gvt73EQpdHlk5i5g91aosU9wcXd8J4CeMqPWszFsZHZ34SBgwyFH1lIVDhKwxMahCXAAHaIoNcKwwtDaj-2OEHxdu6UWfXjArBSkG2lQO_Kp2Bcj7t5M_vX-XTf9NVlF-0MZgBX2MC5ytgO2IWfABjjVrTGnErKX65Qx_hruRdIzVWdkyacXCiznU-WYOYLtn2J9R_dt1EOVIJ7CYXSO6FudnGfs.V_rtF0nZ1FEof2ztDZux9gvHhuln-aKSPCEfNb46OFg&dib_tag=se&keywords=michael+heiser+enoch&qid=1782780633&sprefix=michael+heiser+enoch%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1

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What's going on with all these lists of names? Join us as we explore Genesis 5 and how it connects with the larger themes of scripture.

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Why do cultures around the world preserve stories of a great flood, divine beings, giant heroes, and a forgotten age before history? In this episode of The Two Trees Podcast, we explore the ancient world behind Genesis and the shared cultural memory that flowed through the civilizations of the Fertile Crescent. Drawing on the concept of the "cultural river," we'll examine how Genesis engages the myths and traditions of the ancient world—not by borrowing from them, but by correcting them. Rather than celebrating the mighty figures of old as heroes, Scripture exposes a story of rebellion, spiritual corruption, and God's judgment. Join us as we consider a biblical alternative to modern theories of Atlantis, ancient aliens, and lost civilizations, and discover how Genesis reveals what was really happening behind the stories the nations remembered.

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In this episode, we explore the meaning in the genealogy of Genesis 4, and how Scripture traces two competing ways of being human: one built on self-preservation, power, and vengeance, and another built on forgiveness, service, and self-giving love. Most surprisingly, we discover that when Jesus tells Peter to forgive “seventy-seven times,” He is answering the song of Lamech with a better song—one that calls humanity back to bearing the image of God.

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In this episode of the Two Trees Podcast, we explore humanity’s calling to image God through cultivation, beauty, and stewardship, while tracing how exile distorts even mankind’s greatest gifts. From Cain’s city to Lamech’s song of violence, this conversation examines the tension between creative genius and spiritual rebellion—and the hope that God will one day restore creation and teach humanity to turn swords into plowshares.

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Martin & Jon explore the meaning behind Cain’s city east of Eden and what it reveals about humanity’s attempt to image God outside of the garden. Rather than treating cities merely as population centers, the ancient world saw them as places of protection, power, and spiritual authority. Tracing the story from Eden to Revelation, this episode examines how Cain rejects God’s provision and builds an “Eden of his own making,” establishing a pattern that echoes throughout Scripture—from Babel and Nineveh to the redeemed city of New Jerusalem. Along the way, we ask what it means to trust in human power rather than God’s presence, and how God ultimately redeems even the symbol of the city itself

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In this episode of The Two Trees Podcast, we explore the story of Cain in Genesis 4, asking what it means to bear God’s image outside the Garden—and what happens when that calling is rejected. Tracing Cain’s motives, his refusal to master sin, and his failure as both priest and brother, we examine how the ground itself becomes a witness to his rebellion and how exile shapes the biblical theme of wandering “east of Eden.” Yet even in judgment, God’s unexpected grace appears in the mysterious “mark of Cain,” not as punishment but protection. This episode challenges us to look beyond the mark itself and wrestle with the deeper question at the heart of the story: why does Cain choose violence, and why does God extend mercy to the undeserving?

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It's a dark and stormy night here in Ohio, and Martin and Jon use the opportunity to read and discuss some of Jon's book, "The Way of Eden.

https://www.amazon.com/Way-Eden-Resisting-Darkness/dp/B0G9HLLMZ6/ref=sr_1_2?crid=WL0H54WXN4V8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Q1rmWAhwAQcqjZIU9FL5-NXnPumP_Nj34IthV0lQFCcIBGlFZ8lcu4MURp8ZC4dqBQgep-vfArcV9cCxTpyaL9M1Rq7lm5a48dSQzWQ9TkPuhpkapGFxfRgRIJsftCDyqcFOEs6rn3u-PaxZHD9aD7DpY9wWTzTG9yGWNhnxJpK9Tv4PcR5SWNgVsuXGmCpdGwMiEmERZUAfJRamaDBC6e3BmZkhXD0l6WWsuDFDJd4.oe3iFPTu3Cw6WfBLi9N98o39IS6o6W2sePjqOj9GM40&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+way+of+eden&qid=1777330814&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=%2Caps%2C378&sr=8-2