What authority does Enoch have?
If 1 Enoch is outside my community’s biblical canon, why should its heavenly-advocacy scenes authorize Christian prayer? A useful historical comparison is not automatically a rule of worship.
Perspective note
The Orthodox response is presented affirmatively. Named Lutheran, Reformed, and ancient objections retain their own attribution; analytic questions are labeled as such.
Sources and further reading
- Westminster: biblical authority
A named Reformed canon and authority standard. - Ethiopian Orthodox biblical books
Names a particular community’s canon; do not conflate Meqabyan with Greek Maccabees. - OCA: Canon of Scripture
Institutional Eastern Orthodox description of reception.