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6.1 Introduction to Genesis 6
Noah and Atrahasis Jonah and the Realm of the Dead 6.2 Judah Gets Schooled Jews Learning Cuneiform in Exile Influential Mesopotamian Texts Archaeological Evidence of the Exile The Debate Between Sheep and Grain Anunnaki and Apkallu Cain and Abel The Birth and Appearance of Noah 6.3 Sons and Daughters Sons of God Anunnaki Image of God The human archetype The Sethite Hypothesis 6.4 Abide With Me The mercy of God Mortality and Immortality Human lifespan The Tower of Babel 6.5 They Might Be Giants The Nephilim Q&A Rapidfire Round 6.6 Giants Q&A Best Of, Vol. 1 6.7 Giants Q&A Best Of, Vol. 2 6.8 Giants Q&A Best Of, Vol. 3 6.9 Giants Q&A Best Of, Vol. 4 6.10 He’s The Man: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Halsted Paul’s use of Adam as Archetype Nephilim as Anti-Human Archetype 6.11 What If I Say You’re Not Like The Animals? Human/Animal Distinction Nephilim as Corrupt Humanity The Last Judgment 6.12 Flood Tales, Part One Genesis Atrahasis The Ark Tablet Gilgamesh XI Isaiah 14 Chiasm Nebuchadnezzar Babel 6.13 Flood Tales, Part Twain The source-critical hypothesis The Flood Story as Poetic Literature The Sumerian Flood Story Sacred Space in the Noah’s Ark Eating and Drinking in the Days of Noah 6.14 The Generation of Noah Doing Righteousness Noah as the New, Better Adam Noah’s Generation The Corruption of the World Distinction between Man and Beast The Amalekites as Giants 6.15 The End of All Flesh Human and Divine Violence Cosmic Warfare Creation And Flood 1 Enoch and the Flood of Battle 6.16 War Stories, Part One Accounts of War and Conquest in the ANE Battle Seen As The Flood in Assyria Ancient Cosmology and the Dome of the Firmament 6.17 Gopher Wood Is Totally Not A Thing Rabbinic Interpretation of Flood as Cosmic Battle Biblical Flood Language Construction of the Ark Gopher Wood Function of the Ark Animals in the Ark Global or Local Flood 6.18 War Stories, Part 2 The Flood Seen as Battle in Scripture Jewish Astrology and Astronomy Noah in the Old Testament Psalm 29 The Pleiades The Erra Epic (Erra and Ishum) The Kenites 6.19 The Procession of the Destroyers God’s Covenant with Noah as Alliance in Battle The Flood Story as a Vehicle for Truth Sovereignty and Free Will in the Flood The Waters of the Flood New Heavens and Earth 1 Enoch and the Flood of Battle Giants After the Flood Transhumanism 6.20 Pretty Little Animals Animals and Food on the Ark Global or Local Flood Sacred Space New Creation Language of Generalisation in the Flood Story City Gates in the Iron Age 6.21 Season Finale Review of Season 6 The Elioud Jubilees 1 Enoch 5.1 Why You So Old? Part One
Long Ages Patriarchs Myth of Sheep and Grain Sumerian King List Cosmology Lovelock Cave Giants 5.2 Why You So Old? Part Two Long Ages Patriarchs Sumerian King List Cosmology Numerology Can Angels Have Children? 5.3 Why You So Old? Part Three Long Ages Patriarchs Sumerian King List Samaritan Pentateuch Septuagint Timeline Biblical Chronology 5.4 Why You So Old? Part Four Long Ages Patriarchs Sumerian King List Septuagint Timeline Biblical Chronology Masoretic Conspiracy How Angels and Demons Fight Legal Framework in Jewish Thought 5.5 The Real Adam Adam in Genealogy Historical Adam Faith and Baptism Water and the Holy Spirit 5.6 Seth In His Place Seth in Genealogy Seth in Jewish Thought Seth in Gnosticism Seth in Early Christian Thought The Size of the Giants 5.7 A Chat With Carey Griffel Biblical Worldview Genesis Marks the Spot 5.8 The Man and the Land Enosh in Genealogy Kenan/Kainan in Genealogy The Land of Canaan Giant Footprints Temple of Yahweh and Other Temples 5.9 Mahalalel Mahalalel in Genealogy The First Five Patriarchs The Gods Appointed Over the Nations 5.10 The Descent Jared in Genealogy Genesis Five in Samaritan Pentateuch TJ’s Bible Study Tips 5.11 Introducing Enoch Enoch in Genesis 5 Superman and Canaanite Nazi Antichrist Eugenics 5.12 And Then He Was Not Enoch in 1 Enoch Chains of Darkness 5.13 Son of Man Enoch as Messianic Figure John the Baptist as Elijah The Living God vs. God of the Living 5.14 The Legacy of Enoch Influence of Enoch on New Testament Number of the Beast 666 5.15 The New Adventures of Metatron Post-Biblical Enoch Traditions 2 Enoch 3 Enoch Priesthood and Sacraments of Melchizedek 5.16 Nine Hundred and Sixty-Nine…ish Methuselah in Genealogy Long Ages of Patriarchs Translations and Chronologies Methuselah as Prophet, Priest, and King Nimrod and Yahweh 5.17 Turn Again, Lamech Lamech in Genesis 5 Apocalyptic Hope in the Primeval History Jesus and Family 5.18 Noah the Eighth Noah’s Mysterious Origin Story Noah in the Second Temple Period The Book of Lamech Biblical Numerology of the Number 8 Noah’s Sons Height of Biblical Giants Water Imagery in the Exorcism of Legion 5.19 Season Finale Season 5 Summary Issues with Literary Primeval History Dating/Chronology Season Four: Genesis Four
4.1 Greatest Hits: The Serpent Seed Mixtape, Volume 1 Serpent Seed Doctrine Debunked 4.2 Greatest Hits: The Serpent Seed Mixtape, Volume 2 Serpent Seed Doctrine Debunked 4.3 What Even Is This? Reading Gen. 4 Introduction to Genesis 4 Reptilians in the Global Elite Shapeshifters Vampires 4.4 Meat Cain Messianic Expectation on Cain The Symbolic Cain and Abel Famine and Divine Favour Sin Crouching or Sin Offering Prepared? Ares Vs. Azazel 4.5 Out Of Left Field What Cain Didn’t Say Abel’s Murder as Ritual Sacrifice The Way of Cain Female Nephilim 4.6 My Brother’s Keeper Abel as God’s Word, Cain as Israel Abel’s Name as Vanity/Mystery Abel as Humans, Cain as Sons of God Gilgamesh Proportions of Divinity? Nephilim DNA 4.7 The Mouth of the Ground Ground as Population Blood: Atonement, Rituals, Life Exile Atonement for Divine Sons of God, Nephilim and Demons 4.8 Avenged Sevenfold Exile The Mark of Cain 70 Sons of God Judgment at Babel Divine Council 4.9 Cain Leaves The Land of Nod Hollow Earth Debunked Nature of Spirit vs. Flesh vs. Tech Cloning 4.10 What’s In A Name Name Meanings in Scripture Genealogy As Story Amorite Cultural Context Atonement and Adam Adapa Myth Tree of Knowledge Fallen Sons of God Corporate Responsibility for Sin 4.11 The Lesser of Two Enochs Divine Ascent Knowing in the Biblical Sense Genealogical Historicity Multiple Satans 4.12 Eridu Doo Doo Irad and Eridu Babylonian Civilisation Cities and City Builders The Watchers Sons of God vs. The Son of God 4.13 Mehujael The Fake Genealogy The Father of… Fate of Babylon Second Incursion Debunked 4.14 Methushael Polemical Use of Names Divine Judgment on Babylon Modern Day Giants 4.15 The King of Chaos Lamech Chaos Kingship and Tyranny Blood Types Sojourn in Egypt Silent Years 4.16 Lamech’s Deal Polygamy Technology of the Watchers Seduction, Music, Violence, Weapons Trade and Exploitation 1 Enoch Peter’s Vision and the Noahic Covenant 4.17 Avenged Seventy Sevenfold Rabbinic Traditions on Lamech The Mark of Cain Vengeance vs. Forgiveness The Apkallu and the Flood 4.18 The New Seed The Archetypal Adam Introduction of Seth Seed of the Woman Cain as a Literary Canaanite Origin of Religions at Babel Nimrod, the Apkallu and Human Sin 4.19 When The Man Comes Around Enosh as the Human Condition Homonyms in Hebrew Nimrod - Began or Defiled, or Both? The Death of the Gods 4.20 Season 4 Wind-up Season Four Summary Fallen Angels Imprisoned Euphrates River Drying Up Season Three: Genesis Three
3.1 Season 3 Intro: Blue Bricks, Genesis 3... and Mermaids? Introduction to Season Three The Colour Blue The Archetypal Adam and Eve Functional Death Jewish Law, From the Perspective of Paul Mermaids 3.2 The Serpent Seraphim Divine Throne Guardians Egyptian Culture Satan Reincarnation of Giants 3.3 The Question Nude vs. Shrewd Fall of Satan Chaoskampf Temptation Advanced Ancient Civilisations 3.4 Lots of Talking Early Jewish Interpretations of the Fall The Archetypal Adam and Eve Temptation Tree/Serpent Imagery Location of Mount Sinai Lot’s Wife 3.5 Lots More Talking Genealogical Adam and Eve Fundamentalist Literalism The Sin or Self-Oriented Nature Inspiration and Interpretation The Identity of Job 3.6 See; Take; Eat Temptation Hebrew Idioms Wisdom Giants in the Book of Judith 3.7 The Spirit Of The Day Prophecy and Apocalypticism Yahweh as Storm God Giant Grapes? 3.8 TJ and Kris Get Carried Away Deception NASA Ancient Worldview Divine Rebellion 3.9 Cursed Be Curses Prophecy Divine Council Egyptian Pyramid Texts Dinosaurs Galileo 3.10 Seed vs. Seed Satan as Representative Human Mortality Seed of the Woman Seed of the Serpent Egyptian Pyramid Texts Biblical Cosmology 3.11 A Thorny Reality Pain in Childbirth Punishment Archetypal Adam and Eve The Fallen World Thorns as Cosmic Powers Identity of the Antichrist 3.12 Dust to Dust Kingship and Oppression Bread Humanity as Dust Demons Breeding 3.13 Too Little, Too Late Failure of Adam Passivity Joshua’s Long Day Flat Earth Cosmology 3.14 Clothes Maketh The Animal Garments of Skin Atonement Theory The Nature of Sacrifices Adapa and the South Wind Ascent Myths 3.15 One of Us Divine Council Knowledge of Good and Evil Seven Thunders Erra Epic Exile 3.16 Exile Wilderness Wandering Faithlessness Significance of the Number 40 Covenant Curses 3.17 More Exile, Less Cursing Sacred Space Liminal Space Covenant Blessings Sabbath for the Land Jubilee Melchizedek and Jesus 3.18 God Packed His Bags Cherubim Divine Council Heavenly Entourage Resheph Targums on Genesis 3:24 God’s Immanence Magic and Flame Second Incursion of Angels 3.19 Season Three Wrap Season Three Summary TJ’s Hermeneutical Approach Season Two: Genesis Two
2.1 Hallowe'en Special Tim’s Paranormal Experiences Spiritual Mapping Mark of the Beast 2.2 The Toledot and the LORD God Toledot God’s Name King/Prince of Tyre Satan/Melqart Deified Kings/Rephaim 2.3 Judgment from Heaven, Hope from Hell Genesis 1 vs. Genesis 2 Pre-Agricultural Civilisation Earth/Land/Field/Ground/Dust Rain as Judgment Demons and Angels 2.4 The Reign of the Superman Creation of Man Dust of the Ground Satanic Cults Blood Over Intent Ritual 2.5 Where in the World was the Garden of Eden? Part One Location of Eden Identity of Gilgamesh Genesis 6:3 Abide or Contend? 2.6 We Are Groot Trees in Ancient Worldview Divine Council Worship at Babel 2.7 Interview with Dr. Judd Burton Eden Cryptids Ancient Worldview Rephaim 2.8 Where in the World was the Garden of Eden? Part Two Location of Eden Sinai/Eden parallels Ancient Worldview Symbolic East Supernatural vs. Sethite View of Genesis 6 Idols, Humans and the Mouth Opening Ritual 2.9 Christmas Special Incarnation of Christ Sin of the Watchers UFO/UAP Disclosure 2.10 The Task of Eden Archetypal Adam Man Outside of Eden Divine vs. Human Bodies and Glory Ancient Genetic Tampering 2.11 Eat from the Trees Knowledge of Good and Evil Trees in Ancient Worldview Divine Council Teaching Ministry of Angels Was Abraham a Giant? 2.12 Thou Shalt Surely Die Forbidden Fruit Tree of Life Functional Death Pharmakeia 2.13 Interview with Doug Overmyer Spiritual Warfare Prophets and Seers Christian Living 2.14 Not Good to be Alone Imperfect Creation God’s Plan for Co-operation Man and Woman Sons of God vs. Jesus 2.15 Herding Cats And Other Fruitless Exploits Kingship Naming in the Ancient Near East Literary Forms in Scripture 2.16 Ripped in Half Creation of Eve Archetypal Woman Dream Visions Lilith 2.17 Naked And Famous Man and Woman Marriage Clothing as Power and Glory 2.18 Season Two Wrap Season Two Summary Does Nephilim Mean Fallen Ones? 2.19 Bonus Episode “The Commentarians” Podcast Marvel’s “Eternals” Season One: Genesis One
1.1 The Power of Prequels Get to know your hosts! Acts 17 Samson’s Strength Ham’s Wife God’s Name 1.2 Egypt and Canaan and Babylon, Oh My! Creation Stories from the Ancient Near East Nephilim Remains Conspiracy Indigenous Mythology 1.3 A Show About Nothing Coming to Terms With Non-Existence Gap Theory 1.4 Elohim God vs. “the gods” Divine Council Megalith Builders Occultic Magic 1.5 Thinking Fourth-Dimensionally, Marty Creation Day One Cosmic North 1.6 TJ and Kris Break the Firmament Creation Day Two Dome Cosmology Debunked 1.7 TJ and Kris Break the Firmament, Part Deux Dome Cosmology Debunked 1.8 Dry Places and What Rises From Beneath Creation Day Three Dome Cosmology Debunked The Ankh, the Anzu, and the Anakim 1.9 Back... to the Firmament! Creation Day Four Dome Cosmology Debunked Celestial Bodies Nimrod in Acts 17? 1.10 Swarming Spirits Creation Day Five Biblical Cosmology Creation of Spirits Leviathan Eridu A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman 1.11 Defining Creation Biblically A Biblical Definition of Creation Stone Giants Calneh in Shinar 1.12 Heavy Metal Apocalypse with Vaughan Gregory Apocalyptic Themes and Literature Evangelism Heavy Metal 1.13 Other Stuff Good, Too Creation Day Six Chaos/Order David or Elhanan Vs. Goliath? Nephilim Traits, Bloodlines, DNA 1.14 Let Who Make?! Destruction and Re-Creation Creation of Man Image of God The Hornet 1.15 Adam: (he/she/they/them) Creation of Man Genesis 1 vs. Genesis 2 Nephilim Traits, Bloodlines, DNA, Blood Types 1.16 But What About Material Creation? An Interview With Evan Minton Interview with Evan Minton of Cerebral Faith Apologetics Creation 1.17 Give unto Caesar... Image of God Bearing God’s Name Christian Living 1.18 Cosmic Temple and All the Rest Biblical Cosmology Day Seven The Cosmic Temple Serpent Seed Doctrine - Genesis 1.19 Stuff That God Made Not So Good Chaos/Order Genesis Textual Traditions Serpent Seed Doctrine - Jesus 1.20 Season Finale Season One Summary Dominion of Satan People Outside Eden Okay, so it literally just dawned on me that it's been almost a year since I posted in this blog. Life is crazy, am I right?! I just wanted to share with you some evidence for the huge cluster of grapes that the spies encountered and brought back with them in the story of the reconnaissance of the Promised Land, in the book of Numbers, chapter 13. You don't really need to take my word for it; these are just pictures I grabbed off the internet, and you can find them too (and more, should you be so inclined). I'm posting them since I mentioned that I would, in the podcast episode that I just posted, entitled "The Spirit of The Day" (Season 3, Episode 7, June 3, 2022). I think these images help to show how our imaginations can easily get the better of us sometimes. Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.    Compare the above artworks with some real photographs that were taken in the land of Israel. Note the size of individual grapes compared to the "Sunday School Grapes" depicted above. Below images courtesy of Pinterest user @ellenmay0433 and Redditor u/Awkward_Dog, respectively.   There's a world of difference between a giant cluster of grapes, and a cluster of giant grapes. :)
- T.J. Steadman.  Here’s an interesting one. I’m not in on whatever debate is going on in this (linked) post. But I can say with certainty that the argument of the blogger here isn’t won by referencing Psalm 33.
Here’s the verse that the blogger presents as evidence that the ancients believed in material dome cosmology: Psalm 33:7 (ESV) “He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.” What else could this mean but an affirmation of a solid vault that holds back water above the sky? Well, let’s think about that for a moment. And while we think, let’s read a little more. Psalm 33:6-10 “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.” Those who are following my podcast or have read my book will know that often Biblical authors use language of the sea or the deep as a reference to spiritual forces of chaos that are associated with the gods of the nations. These gods are inferior to Yahweh in every respect, and when he calls upon them, they must comply. How would an ancient person describe that abstract, immaterial concept? By talking about it in concrete terms. God keeps the deep in storehouses because the supernatural forces of chaos (“all their host”) are at His beck and call (and therefore at His disposal, like things you keep for when you want to use them). When He gives them a commandment, it will stand firm (be established) because He is sovereign. That’s not a literal pile of water in a warehouse. If you want to hear more about correctly interpreting the ancient worldview of the Biblical authors, please check out my show, the Answers to Giant Questions Podcast. giantanswers.com - T.J. Steadman The events of Genesis 6:1-4 have been enigmatic ever since they were recorded in Holy Scripture over 3,000 years ago. Attempts to explain the strange union of angelic beings with humanity have been many and varied. Perhaps the most famous (or is that infamous?) explanation came from the First Book of Enoch, a Jewish text drawing on centuries of Israelite tradition and written around the 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
The unknown author, representing himself as the ancient prophet and seventh patriarch Enoch, described events that Genesis does not preserve - how a group of high-ranking angelic beings made a pact to carry out an act of deliberate sin against God and man. They descended upon Mt. Hermon, in the northern region of Bashan (now southern Lebanon), and there began to commit an act of lustful selfishness that quickly turned into violent and systematic genocide against the human race. But that’s just a story, right? A fanciful tale designed to offer an explanation for the state of the world in 3rd century BC Israel. It doesn’t need to be true to make a valid point, does it? Or does it?! A hundred years ago, archaeologists climbed to the summit of Mt. Hermon and made a terrifying discovery. The Hermon Inscription is a stone marker featuring an engraved message. It preserves Ancient Greek text with peculiar features that date it to as far back as the 8th century BC. That’s earlier than the Classical Greek poets. Early efforts to translate the tablet were hindered by features that were at the time unattested previously, but since new evidence has come to light, fresh efforts to translate the full text have borne fruit. The text reads as follows: “According to the command of the Great Bull God of Bashan, those swearing an oath in this place go forth.”* This is language from 500 years before 1 Enoch. Although it comes much later than the historical date of the event that it records, the significance of this discovery remains undiminished. There is solid, archaeological evidence that the tradition of 1 Enoch had more behind it than just wild speculations based loosely on interpretations of Genesis 6. THE BIBLE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH - LITERALLY. * Translation based on that provided by researcher Douglas Hamp. The truth is out there. - TJ Steadman Recently I was going over my notes for an upcoming podcast episode. I was reviewing some material from a well-known scholar and as I read through his work, it occurred to me that I had seen some data from Scripture that I couldn't find in the work I was reading. He hadn't included it.
I double-checked. There were a number of occurrences of a word listed in his word study, which he claimed was exhaustive. When I checked his work, I found that there were a significant number of occurrences of this particular word that had not been incorporated into that study. It soon became clear that there was a trend in the statistics. This particular scholar had a point to make, and he had simply used only the data that supported his premise, ignoring the information that challenged his conclusions. Checking his work took hours, and I'm sure he figured people just weren't going to take the trouble. It would be nice to be able to say that this is uncommon, but unfortunately it isn't. All I can say is, don't just accept the information presented to you by your teachers. Test it honestly. If their work is consistent and uses all the available data, you can be confident you're not being misled. But when you get told, "This is all the data, and it says "X" every time," and then you find out there was other stuff that said "Y", it really tells you all you need to know about the integrity of that person as a source. I'm not an academic or a member of clergy. I'm just a regular guy. I drive a forklift for a living and I do this stuff in my spare time. So if I'm picking up this kind of inconsistency in academic work, why aren't others? Where was the support of this scholar's peers, challenging him to be more transparent in his work? I don't claim to be more intelligent, noble or informed than the guy in question. I'm just looking for sources I can trust. And I'm sure my readers are, too. Test everything against Scripture. - T.J. Steadman |