The Bible tells of angels leaving heaven, materializing physical bodies, and taking Earthly women as wives & having offspring who were called the nephilum, the mighty men of old. Could these have been the source for the stories in mythology. This all happened prior to the flood.
2007-04-30 14:36:32 · 7 answers · asked by sixfoothigh 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
ok, well whatever . YOU do realize of course don't you that the bible is a book of fiction, i mean comeon.. talking animals? people living for centuries? what about Tolkien's books? maybe in 1000 years when they find his books everyone will be looking to see where Middle Earth was and all that just like morons believe the bible is a book from God ..its fiction bud.. just entertainment
2007-04-30 14:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, naturally the Hebrews didn't live in a cultural vacuum.
They knew of the myths of the Egyptians, the Phoenicians and the Babylonians, all of which describe gods mating with women to produce heroes and giants.
I think the Bible story is meant to explain to the Hebrews why the neighbouring countries worshipped such gods and believed in half-god heroes. Naturally the Bible recasts all these foreign divinities as demons or fallen angels, since they believed in just the one God.
2007-04-30 20:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by Thalia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Bible is based on tales carried from more advanced religions and shaped to fit the nomadic Hebrews. There is no proof otherwise, and there is physical proof of the mature religions the Hebrews may have plagiarized. The same is true with the New Testament.
2007-04-30 15:21:31 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scala Paradisi -- the Stairway to Heaven -- describes a 4-runged ladder to Heaven, each rung being one of the four steps in method of Bible reading.
lectio (reading): "looking on Holy Scripture with all one's will and wit"
meditatio (meditation): "a studious insearching with the mind to know what was before concealed through desiring proper skill"
oratio (prayer): "a devout desiring of the heart to get what is good and avoid what is evil"
contemplatio (contemplation): "the lifting up of the heart to God tasting somewhat of the heavenly sweetness and savour"
2007-04-30 18:36:35 · answer #4 · answered by Isabella 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think they are and it isn't a huge leap to asume so. In more rescent biblical history they adopted beleifs they couldn't conquer and stamp out like the Yule Tree so why wouldn't they have done it in the past as well right.
2007-05-02 18:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by spider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"and the sons of God saw the daughters of men,that they were fair,and went in unto them,and had children unto themselves ,which were of old men of renown"
2007-04-30 14:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see your point, although I'm not sure.
2007-04-30 16:11:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋