The invention discloses a reversible covalent cross-linked epoxy resin. The reaction between diene monoamine and an epoxy resin monomer is adopted for obtaining a linear epoxy resin with a diene on a side chain, the linear epoxy resin and a dienophile cross-linking agent form a Diels-Alder reversible reaction cross-linked point on the side chain, the reversible covalent cross-linked bond of the cross-linked epoxy resin breaks at a temperature of 100 to 150 DEG C, and can be restored again when the temperature is lowered to below 90 DEG C, so that the crosslink reversibility can be achieved. The reversible covalent cross-linked epoxy resin and the preparation method, provided by the invention, have the advantages that: (1), the reversible covalent cross-linked point is introduced to the side chain of the linear epoxy resin, so that the thermostability, solvent corrosion resistance and mechanical property of the material are improved, and by changing the cross-linking density, the material performance can be adjusted within a larger range; (2), both structures of the diene and the dienophile in the cross-linked epoxy resin have reversible reaction properties, so that recycling and reprocessing under certain conditions can be conducted; (3), the preparation method is simple and convenient, and is easy to implement, the relative cost is low, and raw material sources are wide.