3 Enoch is also known as The Hebrew Book of Enoch, as the evidence suggestsit was originally written in Hebrew. 3 Enoch is also known as SeferHekhalot, meaning Book of Palaces. In 3 Enoch, Enoch ascends to heaven andis transformed into the angelMore3 Enoch is also known as The Hebrew Book of Enoch, as the evidence suggestsit was originally written in Hebrew. 3 Enoch is also known as SeferHekhalot, meaning Book of Palaces.
In 3 Enoch, Enoch ascends to heaven andis transformed into the angel Metatron. The Talmud does not state this, butthe tradition is found in the earliest Kabbalists. Jewish mysticism tracesto the Merkabah practices of the 1st c. CE. The goal of Merkabah Mysticismwas to enter a trance-like state by means of fasting, meditation, prayer andincantation, and thus ascend to Gods heavenly throne room and experienceGods Throne-Chariot (Hebrew: Merkabah). This is a NEW translation byancient languages scholar Dr A.
Nyland.