Rabbi Samuel Z. Glaser and the Genesis 6 Problem

Rabbi Samuel Z. Glaser and the Genesis 6 Problem

Rabbi Dr. Samuel Z. Glaser (1929–2022), an Orthodox-trained rabbi and clinical psychologist, reads Genesis 6:1–4 as a deliberately muted remnant of a broader demigod myth. Drawing on ancient Near Eastern parallels, Second Temple writings like 1 Enoch and the Genesis...