Voynich is encrypted ENOCH

[Radim Dobeš]

One thing is to suggest that the tower is inspired by a depiction of one with a spiral staircase, which is a good idea to explore. Another is to insist that this must have anything to do with Kircher and that Kircher held the heretical belief that humanity managed to complete the biblical Tower of Babel against God's explicit will.

In his book *Turris Babel* (1679), Athanasius Kircher addressed the issue of the Tower of Babel's construction by employing scientific and mathematical evidence to defend the literal interpretation of the Bible, thereby entirely avoiding conflict with the Catholic Church. Rather than challenging Holy Scripture, Kircher demonstrated that the builders' ambition to reach the heavens was physically impossible, thus validating the necessity of divine intervention. Incidentally, the book also examines the lineage of Noah's descendants; out of curiosity, I consulted the index and found a reference to Enoch as Noah's grandfather.