The word |Splice| ('originally' the Uniting/Joining-Together (two ropes) by Interweaving the Strands of their Ends) is built on the proto-word *(s)plei- (to Split ... see Flint ... also meaning "Marriage Union, Wedding" in an old colloquial use).
Taking notes ... (I started this video--on a loop, on another tab--while I wrote- & linked the above, and note whatever 'perks my ears') ...
My ears don't perk up 'til he gets to the book(s) of Enoch (which he saved for last), and focuses on the Enoch-book of The Watchers--apparently 'based on' (maybe 'linked to'?) the passage in The OT (Tanakh) about 'the sons of God (also translated '-of the powerful one') who looked (as we Watchers are tempted to- but never never never-do) on the lovely women of the Earth, won their love, and had children who grew up to be giants and warriors of renown (the Nephilim).'
The book of Enoch is referenced seven times in the New Testament. Its other four books (which follow the Book of Watchers) are the books of Parables, Astronomy, Dreams, and the Epistle of Enoch.
Focusing on The Watchers again, I see that 'the heroes of old' may be the basis for Gregory Widen's immortals (in HIGHLANDER, which probably introduced me to 'being a Watcher' 🕵). Like Widen's Watchers, 'the sons of God' were angels whose creed was "to observe ... but never interfere"; and--like several 'evil groups of Watchers in the HIGHLANDER-series'--some Watchers interfered.
Some of the Watchers include Samyaza (the leader of The Watchers), Azazel (who taught humans how to use metal & make weapons), and Good Archangel Uriel.
Matt uses the chart above to gives us some background on the explanation of 'why the book of Enoch is not included in "the canon" even though it gives us all this good content--😏-information.' This 'perks my ears' (or rather -my eyes) with it's mention of the Pharisees, Sadducees & Essenes.
We Christians know of the Pharisees & Sadducees---Pharisees being 'the evil priests whom Jesus was always arguing-with,' the Sadducees being "Sad, you see"🤣 because they didn't believe in 'The Resurrection' (or something).
But we don't talk much about how the Sadducees' organization ceased to exist when they didn't kowtow to the Romans after the invaders destroyed Jews' Second Temple. And Christians never hear of the Essenes---which is odd, as Christianity might actually be the Essenes' church. (More on that later ... or not, I don't know ...)
But 'about Enoch': The Pharisees--interpreting 'the sons of god' as merely "a family of nobles who became corrupt" (as it seems every other king did in the Old Testament's infamous 'begat-series')--influenced the narrative so much that The Council of Rome decided not to include Enoch in its Bible.
... looping around, listening again ...
Catholics call the apocrypha (at least the ones they include in The Bible) The Deuterocanonical Books. There are also 'apocrypha' that the Eastern Orthodox church uses, and those that the Ethiopian church uses.
Tobit is one of the only books (of the Old Testament group) to mention angels (an angel & a rebel-angel a.k.a. demon).
Matt describes the other books more thoroughly, but most of it doesn't 'perk my ears' (you can catch interesting things in the video above, and regale us in the comments; thanks).
He tells us that Sirach is a lot like Ecclesiastes (so much so that it's also sometimes called Ecclesiasticus). This 'perked my ear' because the book reveals why the Tanakh is split into three sections by the Jews---the book's main writer's grandson wrote a prologue that refers to the ancient writings/writers as "The Law & The Prophets & The Others that Followed them."
Baruch was a scribe of Jeremiah, but the book's language-etc. indicate that it's probably written by 'a later disciple of Jeremiah as if they had been a scribe of Jeremiah.'
First- & 2nd Maccabees aren't serial (neither are 1st- & 2nd Esdras), but are actually two versions of the same story. Third Maccabees has nothing to do with the Maccabees. Fourth Maccabees is more like 'a commentary on 2nd Maccabees.'
The book of Jubilees is an alternative to "Genesis" and a.k.a. 'Lepto-Genesis' (or 'Lesser Genesis'). It centers on the celebration every 'year after every seventh Sabbath Year' (Jews would let their land "rest" every seventh year ... celebrating a Jubilee year every 50th year).
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