The Nephilim in Genesis 6 are one of the more bizarre and confusing passages in the Bible - and there are a lot of those. They appear alongside groups called the "sons of god" and "daughters of men." But who are the Nephilim? Who are the "sons of god?" Are they giant demi-gods who wandered the earth? Are they human heroes? Were they real? What are we supposed to make of this weird passage in the Bible? Well we may not answer all of these questions but we will look at what scholars have said about this. Let's dig in.
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For a brief introduction into the literature check out:
Ronald Hendel, "Of Demigods and the Deluge: Toward and Interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4," JBL 106 (1987): 13-26.
James K. Hoffmeier, Gordon Wenham, Kenton Sparks, Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither? Three Views on The Bible's Earliest Chapters. Counterpoints: Bible and Theology. Stanley Gundry and Charles Halton editors. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan: 2015.
Tremper Longman III, The Story of God Genesis Commentary. Tremper Longman III and Scot McNight editors. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan: 2006.
John Walton, Genesis NIV Application Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan: 2001.
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00:05 Intro to Nephilim
02:08 Genesis 6
04:25 Sons of God as Supernatural Beings
06:08 Sons of God as the Line of Seth
06:50 Sons of God as Human Rulers
08:40 Nephilim in Modern Interpretations
11:37 The etymology of "Nephilim"
13:53 Gilgamesh?
16:08 What to make of the Nephilim?
17:31 The Nephilim's Place in the Primeval History
19:40 Thanks for watching!
23 авг 2024