Originally posted by FreakyKBH Genesis speaks of the fallen angels co-habitating with the women of the pre-Flood era. Any chance this may be the origins for our Greek/Roman/etc., mythologies?
i always thought the nephilim were the ancient gods of greece and rome etc
the bible refers to them, as the bible referrs to the false gods
and referrs to the jelousy of jehovah
and commands you to not have other gods before jehovah
all seems to indicate something
Originally posted by Wulebgr That's my point. The mythologies in question are older than the Hebrews (from whom we get the myths in question when the Bible is our source).
While the myths are older than Moses' account of Genesis, my post refers to origins. The myths themselves, and recorded history, for that matter--- outside of the Bible--- offer no insight to their beginnings. From antedeluvian onward, they are spoken of as ancient. The Bible appears to offer the only genesis of their roots.
Originally posted by FreakyKBH Genesis speaks of the fallen angels co-habitating with the women of the pre-Flood era. Any chance this may be the origins for our Greek/Roman/etc., mythologies?
I would tend to the converse: The Greek, Egyptian, Sumerian, and Mesoamerican 'pantheon' of gods could have been the basis for the Biblical accounts of 'godmen' who walked among us in our previous iteration of civilisation (you know, the one wiped out by the flood). If you're asking for a reasonable explanation of their origins, there aren't many. Unless you're willing to consider Zechariah Sitchin as reasonable, and Plato's Atlantis as plausible.
Originally posted by Halitose Gen 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. (ESV)
I imagine this is just the verse to make a Bible deconstructionist wet his pants in joy.
Originally posted by David C I would tend to the converse: The Greek, Egyptian, Sumerian, and Mesoamerican 'pantheon' of gods could have been the basis for the Biblical accounts of 'godmen' who walked among us in our previous iteration of civilisation (you know, the one wiped out by the flood). If you're asking for a reasonable explanation of their origins, there aren't man ...[text shortened]... you're willing to consider Zechariah Sitchin as reasonable, and Plato's Atlantis as plausible.
How about the Nephlim were in actuality just aliens from Nibir (5th Tablet of The Enuma Elish) and the bard that told Moses the story had spoken with a speech impairment?
Originally posted by KneverKnight It's a distant memory of the time when there were still Neanderthals.
Or, maybe not.
http://bric.users.ftech.net/rp.no38.html
OFFS
And here I thought I made this stuff up as I go along. I was surprised finding this site.
OK fine, the Neanderthals were the "mighty men of old" It makes as much sense as anything else.
Neanderthals were "mighty" and they are "old"
Case closed.
20 Dec '05 19:07
Who the hell were the Nephilim?
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