Zach Bauer is wrong about 1 Enoch 71:14 and the "Son of Man"
In defense of his view that the Book of Enoch is "inspired Scripture," Zach Bauer claims that the patriarch Enoch is NOT identified as the Son of Man in 1 Enoch 71:14. He says that among "scholars worldwide," nobody says that the Book of Enoch identifies Enoch as a Messiah figure. In this video, I show how Zach's claim is demonstrably false and that scholars who study the Book of Enoch DO say precisely that.
RESOURCES:
Who is the Son of Man in 1 Enoch 71:14?
The Truth About the Book of Enoch
The Book of Enoch: Your Questions Answered
James's VanderKam's excellent paper on this topic is available in this book.
R.H. Charles makes no secret about emending the text in 71:14. He admits to doing this in his own translation. Here are the relevant pages.
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