The Book of Enoch claims that Giants were spawned from the union of rebel angels and earth women.
Yup. Genesis 6. Not saying I believe in all of Enoch; I noted that we don’t know how much of what Jude was quoting constitutes the current book we have. But it’s written from the perspective of someone who witnessed the events of Genesis 6, when the Sons of God came down from the Heavens, and took women as wives. It doesn’t then specifically state that Giants were the offspring, but does leap straight off into talking about giants.
I’ve had extensive conversations with Zionist Conspirator about the Catholic Church not knowing what to make of the beginning of Genesis.
ZC, I’m not meaning to start up that conversation, but thought its only good manners to point out when I talk about you.
OK, actually I would like your opinion on this: Whereas the Church and Benedict and John Paul expound quite greatly on the story of Adam and Eve, presuming it to be completely truthful, I can’t say I’ve ever heard anything about the Sons of God having their way with human women, breeding a race of giants. What is a creationist, young earth or not, supposed to make of this? I’ve reconciled young-earth creationism and my background in science, but I’ve not wrestled with giant angelic fornicators (fortunately :^D)
The book of Genesis claims the same thing!
“The Book of Enoch claims that Giants were spawned from the union of rebel angels and earth women.”
So does the Bible in Genesis Chap 6...
“The number of people increased all over the earth, and daughters were born to them. The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose. Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, as well as later, when the sons of God slept with the daughters of other humans and had children by them. These children were famous long ago. The LORD saw how evil humans had become on the earth. All day long their deepest thoughts were nothing but evil. The LORD was sorry that he had made humans on the earth, and he was heartbroken. So he said, “I will wipe off the face of the earth these humans that I created. I will wipe out not only humans, but also domestic animals, crawling animals, and birds. I’m sorry that I made them.” But the LORD was pleased with Noah.” (Genesis 6:1-8)