3 Enoch (Odeberg 1928)

3 Enoch, also called the Hebrew Apocalypse of Enoch or Sefer Hekhalot (Book of the Palaces), is a Jewish mystical text from the Merkavah tradition. It frames a dialogue between R. Ishmael ben Elisha and the archangel Metatron, who reveals himself as the transformed Enoch. It is a foundational text of early Jewish mysticism (Hekhalot literature).

Navigate by section:

• R. Ishmael’s Ascent (Ch 1-2): 3En 001 - 3En 002
• Metatron Revealed (Ch 3-16): 3En 003 - 3En 016
• Metatron’s Rank and Cosmic Form (Ch 17-40): 3En 017 - 3En 040
• Cosmic Visions (Ch 41-48): 3En 041 - 3En 048

Key chapters:

• 3En 004 (Metatron = Enoch translated at the Flood)
• 3En 016 (Aher sees Metatron - two powers controversy)
• 3En 022 (The Shekinah and the Pargod curtain)
• 3En 044 (The spirits of the righteous in Eden)
• 3En 048 (Cosmic secrets revealed)