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To: Boogieman

Years ago I had a book WORD KEYS WHICH UNLOCK SCRIPTURE by Duane Edward Spencer.
In it he said the Nephilim were simply “Mighty men of stature” who were great warriors and were treated by their tribes as demi-gods. Nothing really spooky or fantastic about them.

The Greeks had their own versions written up in THE ILIAD. Most likely other tribes had the same.


48 posted on 03/23/2022 10:50:33 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (No dog in the Unraine war, but we still root for the underdog.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

“The Greeks had their own versions written up in THE ILIAD. Most likely other tribes had the same.”

Well, one counter to that argument is that the Greeks and other pagans also described some of these heroic figures as literal giants themselves. The “Titans”, for example in Greek mythology, or the “Jotuns” in Norse mythology. A study of comparative mythology shows that giants are one of the more common themes that pop up in myths all over the world.


52 posted on 03/23/2022 10:57:01 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar; Boogieman
Years ago I had a book WORD KEYS WHICH UNLOCK SCRIPTURE by Duane Edward Spencer. In it he said the Nephilim were simply “Mighty men of stature” who were great warriors and were treated by their tribes as demi-gods. Nothing really spooky or fantastic about them. The Greeks had their own versions written up in THE ILIAD. Most likely other tribes had the same.

Gee, now you've gone and spoiled all our fun!

You meddlesome kids, with your "Occam's Razor" and such!

Regards,

69 posted on 03/23/2022 11:31:23 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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