The Nephilim

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I didn't really like/agree with the author's portrayal of the Nephilim. According to the bible, the Nephilim were sons of God who came down from heaven, married human women, and also had children with them. They were also renowned and known as heroes of old (Gen. 6:4).

However, the author depiction them as merely slow-witted giants. What are your thoughts on this?
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I agree with you on this, I even said so in my review. I did not like the fact that the Nephilim were portrayed as slow-witted giants who could hardly communicate. Definitely not how I think of them.
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C Janet wrote: 28 Feb 2022, 09:58 I agree with you on this, I even said so in my review. I did not like the fact that the Nephilim were portrayed as slow-witted giants who could hardly communicate. Definitely not how I think of them.
He really put in a lot of poetic license in his work. Btw, i love that you quoted Strange The Dreamer. I really love that book!
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The author used his poetic license to the extreme in this case. I think he should have stuck with the bible's narrative.
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Bennaji wrote: 12 Apr 2022, 11:34 The author used his poetic license to the extreme in this case. I think he should have stuck with the bible's narrative.
I agree.
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The book was a work of fiction, so I felt that the author's deviation from the original biblical perspective was just a twist in the narration. It would have been an issue for me if the book fell under the non-fiction genre.
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Nazzo wrote: 14 Feb 2022, 07:10 I didn't really like/agree with the author's portrayal of the Nephilim. According to the bible, the Nephilim were sons of God who came down from heaven, married human women, and also had children with them. They were also renowned and known as heroes of old (Gen. 6:4).

However, the author depiction them as merely slow-witted giants. What are your thoughts on this?
I think he did that to fit in with the narrative, the plot of the story. I don't think the author wanted the Nephilim to be so significant in the book. There were enough trouble causers😄 like Cain and lamech
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Delioness wrote: 25 May 2022, 01:56 The book was a work of fiction, so I felt that the author's deviation from the original biblical perspective was just a twist in the narration. It would have been an issue for me if the book fell under the non-fiction genre.
Yeah, this makes sense. The author rightly categorises it as non-fiction, so I guess he has the liberty to insert his interpretations.
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On this, I choose to go with what the Bible said .
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I agree with this post. I do not agree with the authors idea about the Nephilim.
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Delioness wrote: 25 May 2022, 01:56 The book was a work of fiction, so I felt that the author's deviation from the original biblical perspective was just a twist in the narration. It would have been an issue for me if the book fell under the non-fiction genre.
There were definitely other creative licenses that were taken so I agree with you. Just something to spice up the story a bit.
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C Janet wrote: 28 Feb 2022, 09:58 I agree with you on this, I esven said so in my review. I did not like the fact that the Nephilim were portrayed as slow-witted giants who could hardly communicate. Definitely not how I think of them.
I agree with this.
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Well, it is a fictional book so I did not find it annoying it's the authors thought.
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Delioness wrote: 25 May 2022, 01:56 The book was a work of fiction, so I felt that the author's deviation from the original biblical perspective was just a twist in the narration. It would have been an issue for me if the book fell under the non-fiction genre.
I definitely agree. It was stated under the fiction genre so before reading the book I think it is necessary not to expect it to be biblically accurate.
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The author's depiction of Nephilims was exactly as I have known it to be all my life. When the fallen angels walked with female humans, the offspring were the Nephilims the likes of Goliath. There are other giants mentioned in the Bible e.g Ishi-Benob, Goliath's son
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