S6E8 The Book of Enoch Part 2 (Giants in the Land)

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we begin with a discussion prompted by a question about The Chosen; if the show depicts Joseph comforting Jesus in Gethsemane, is that a theological shift in broader Christianity toward the LDS idea that angels can be resurrected beings who once lived on earth? From there, the conversation pivots into Part 2 with a deeper dive into the apocryphal Book of Enoch: why it mattered to early Christians, how Jude appears to quote it, and how Enoch’s dramatic narrative tries to explain the origin of evil through fallen angels, forbidden knowledge, and giants the size of Mount Garfield. We had a couple of spots open up on our Standard of Truth Tour to Missouri/Illinois. We meet in Kansas City on Sunday, June 21st, and fly home from St. Louis on Saturday, June 27th. https://standardoftruth.com/tours/tour-missouri-nauvoo-carthage-springfield-st-louis-june-21-27-2026/ Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast. In this podcast, Dr. Garrett Dirk-Mott and Dr. Richard
0:08.2	Leduc explore the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the life
0:14.3	and teachings of the prophet Joseph Smith. They examine the original historical sources and provide
0:20.4	context for events of the past.
0:23.1	They approach the history of the church with faith, expertise, and humor.
0:40.6	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.
0:47.0	I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I am joined by my friend and fellow compatriot in the podcasting world, Dr. Richard Leduc.
0:51.7	Suzuki sidekick, hello's Garrett to you.
0:55.6	We're so glad to be here.
0:58.7	Here I am in the heart of Yuma, Arizona on remote.
1:02.9	Very excited to be back.
1:05.3	Thank you.
1:06.2	I mean, Yuma, Arizona, just did you do some sightseeing?
1:12.4	I did. I did. I did. There used to be a, a barbecue place that isn't there anymore from when I was there 10 years ago. And so I went by and just had a nice remembrance of a nice brisket.
1:30.2	You just sat there and you poured out, you poured out your sprite in memory of a brisket you once had?
1:37.3	I did.
1:38.1	I poured one out for that.
1:40.3	It was a delicious brisket.
1:42.0	It was some Tex-Mex associated with it uh i don't know that
1:46.1	there's a better combination for anything uh other than maybe texmex the the barbecue and the mexican
1:51.7	food together beautiful it's a beautiful thing gary now while you are on remote right now i i believe
1:59.3	that by the time this drops you're going to be even more remote.
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