by Jacob Mooney | Jun 28, 2026 | Research
Darrin K. Schick’s 2024 paper “Evil Spirits And Demons: An In Depth Look At Why The Book Of Enoch Should Be Questioned” argues that 1 Enoch is a late, pseudepigraphal, non-canonical text that should never be used to build Christian doctrine—especially about demons, evil spirits, and the Nephilim in Genesis 6:1–4—and that Jude’s use of Enochic material does not change that. The paper is worth reading because it sharpens key questions about canon, authorship, and the limits of using Second Temple literature for interpreting Genesis 6.
by Jacob Mooney | Feb 22, 2026 | DEBUNKING
In “It Ain’t Necessarily So: Giants and Biblical Literalism,” published by the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) in 1985, J.R. Cole takes aim at a certain kind of “biblical literalism” that uses giants to attack evolution. The NCSE exists to defend the...
by Jacob Mooney | Feb 21, 2026 | Research
Joseph T. Antley is an alumnus of Brigham Young University’s History Department, with training in digital preservation, archival studies, and special collections. His paper, “Tartarus in Classical Greek, Apocalyptic Jewish, and Early Christian Mythologies,” is hosted...
by Jacob Mooney | Feb 21, 2026 | Medieval, Sources
Pirkei de‑Rabbi Eliezer (often abbreviated PRE) is one of the most vivid post‑biblical Jewish retellings of Genesis. In chapter 23, it gives a striking interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4: the “sons of God” are angels who fall from heaven, lust after the daughters of...
by Jacob Mooney | Feb 21, 2026 | Tracing the Giants Series
Many modern Nephilim proponents build elaborate, fear‑driven systems on disputed words, misread passages, and debunked conspiracies; this article shows how a Bible‑first, Christ‑centered approach exposes those errors and recovers the real theological weight of Genesis 6.
