The Fallen Angels and the Heroes of Mythology

von John Fleming

230 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Who were the "sons of God" who took wives from among the daughters of men, and what became of their children?Genesis 6 tells of a strange moment before the Flood. The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, took wives from among them, and gave rise to the "mighty men" who were "of old, men of renown." Scholars, theologians, and curious readers have argued about this passage for centuries. Were these beings fallen angels, the godly line of Seth, or powerful human rulers? And could the ancient myths of demigods and heroes be a distorted memory of something that really happened?In this thorough nineteenth-century study, first published in Dublin in 1879, Rev. John Fleming takes up those questions. He treats the passage as a serious problem of scripture, history, and comparative mythology. His title announces his thesis: that the fallen angels and the heroes of mythology are one and the same with the sons of God and the mighty men of the sixth chapter of the First Book of Moses. He builds his case with the patience and learning of an old-school scholar. He weighs the major interpretations in turn, among them the mythological reading, the view associated with Mendelssohn, the Jewish interpretation of the sons of God as sons of nobles or rulers, the Sethite theory, and the angel interpretation. He sets each against the biblical text and the ancient traditions of the world's peoples.Inside this book, you'll find:A close reading of Genesis 6 and the language of the original passageA side-by-side review of the leading interpretations, so you can compare them for yourselfA look at how Greek and other mythologies preserve stories of gods, giants, and demigod heroesAn antiquarian's command of Scripture, tradition, and classical sourcesThis new edition makes a rare and influential work available again, and it will appeal to readers of biblical studies, Christian apologetics, ancient mythology, and the history of religious ideas. Whether you read it to defend a position, test your own, or explore one of Scripture's most debated mysteries, it gives you a firm, detailed place to start.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Alternative Glaubenssysteme und spirituelle Weltanschauungen Okkulte Studien / Übernatürliche Studien Satanismus / Dämonologie
• ISBN: 9798898780593
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.10.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Martino Fine Books