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You’ve heard about them in sermons. You’ve seen their name in dozens of Christian-made fantastical books’ back covers. And now, I’m not saying our next monster for Monster Month was nephilim, but it was nephilim. Join us for this giant controversy. They get such a quick cameo in Genesis 6 but get a starring role in many Christian speculations. Who were these critters? Why do they appear in so many Christian fantasy novels? And do they even matter in the grand scheme of the gospel according to the Scripture?

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Quotes and notes

• “There’s More to See in the Unseen Realm,” Lexham Press
• “Nephilim: Who Were They?”, Bodie Hodge, Answers in Genesis
• Fallen: The Sons of God and the Nephilim, Tim Chaffey’s big book
• “Story Shutdowns,” Stephen in April 2013
• “Just Reached My Fill of Nephilim,” Stephen in August 2013
• A Critique of Heiser’s Interpretation of the Nephilim by Dr. Jordan B. Cooper
• Book of Enoch, The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, editor, R. H. Charles

Concession stand

• Stephen and Zack plan to monster-brawl about this one, on purpose.
• But be forewarned: somehow, Stephen’s grown really sick of Nephilim.
• In fact, nearly ten years ago, in 2013, he wrote this article about it.
• Lots of Christian fans, however, seem really interested in these critters.
• Stephen wants to respect that, also to be honest about his reactions.
• If you’re new to this show, we support biblical speculation, even fantasy.
• For instance, we like The Chosen, and don’t like the silly criticisms of it.
• We have, however, four whole gospels about Jesus Christ to explore.
• And we have only four short verses about the pre-Flood Nephilim.
• We will ask: Should we base so much speculation on just a few verses?
• Many Christian fans and authors we do respect write about Nephilim.
• Some folks have even been on this show, like

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