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Allen Nolan on Genesis 6: Fallen Angels and Nephilim

Allen Nolan on Genesis 6: Fallen Angels and Nephilim

by Jacob Mooney | Jul 13, 2024 | Commentators

What does Allen Nolan teach about Genesis 6? Review his fallen-angel interpretation, the Nephilim, the Flood, and where his case needs qualification.

Michael Heiser on Genesis 6: Why the “Sons of God” Aren’t Sethites

Michael Heiser on Genesis 6: Why the “Sons of God” Aren’t Sethites

by Jacob Mooney | Jul 13, 2024 | Commentators

Michael Heiser argues that the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 are heavenly beings, not Sethite men. Here is his biblical case, his critique of the Sethite reading, and why he compares the Watchers with Mesopotamian apkallu traditions.

10 POPULAR Pastors & SCHOLARS on the Nephilim and ‘Sons of God’ in Genesis 6

10 POPULAR Pastors & SCHOLARS on the Nephilim and ‘Sons of God’ in Genesis 6

by Jacob Mooney | Jan 7, 2024 | Commentators, Tracing the Giants Series

What do popular figures in Christendom like John MacArthur, Al Molher and others believe about the ‘sons of God’ in Genesis 6? Find out here! In this article, we break down the views of 10 modern conservative Bible commentators and pastors on the...
John Piper’s Ministry tackles the Divine Council & the ‘Sons of God’

John Piper’s Ministry tackles the Divine Council & the ‘Sons of God’

by Jacob Mooney | Jan 7, 2024 | Commentators

Kaspars Ozolins – a research associate at Tyndale House in Old Testament and the Ancient Near East – writes for John Piper’s website a fairly detailed look at the concept of the “divine council” in his article for Desiring God. In...
Who were the ‘Sons of God’ in Genesis 6?

Who were the ‘Sons of God’ in Genesis 6?

by Jacob Mooney | Oct 23, 2023 | Tracing the Giants Series

Everything you need to know about the historical, textual and theological evidence pointing to the true identify of the ‘sons of God’ in Genesis 6.

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