Nefilim: Perbedaan antara revisi

 

==Catatan Alkitab==

 

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The nature of the nephilim is complicated by the ambiguity of Genesis 6:4, which leaves it unclear whether they are the "sons of God" or their offspring who are the "mighty men of old, men of renown". Richard Hess in ''The Anchor Bible Dictionary'' takes it to mean that the nephilim are the offspring,<ref>Richard Hess, article "Nephilim" in ''Freedman, David Noel, ed., The Anchor Bible Dictionary'', (New York: Doubleday) 1997, 1992.</ref> as does P. W. Coxon in ''Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible''.<ref>P. W. Coxon, article "Nephilim" in [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yCkRz5pfxz0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Dictionary+of+deities&source=bl&ots=aFszbVpZ1q&sig=BTsr0PxWHwKqtvU25jjSvqWGv3g&hl=en&ei=3OAvTNHPBYOjcYnS6KMD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Nephilim&f=false K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, "Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible", p. 619]</ref>

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==Penafsiran==

Secara umum ada dua pandangan mengenai identitas "nefilim", yang bermula dari pandangan-pandangan mengenai identitas "anak-anak Allah" (''Bənê hāʼĕlōhîm''):<ref>G. Milton Smith ''Knowing God in His Word—Genesis'' 2005 Page 140 "The other view holds that the sons of God were fallen angels who had some sort of union with the women of Noah's"</ref>