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Exploring the Biblical critique of the ancient world's political legitimation through ritual union with "the gods."

00:00 Introduction
00:30 Genesis/1 Enoch: An Interpretation
02:14 Clips (Joe Rogan, Miami Mall, "Remote Viewer")
03:15 Nephilim = Humans (Sethites)?
04:11 Theologians / Scriptures on Nephilim
04:28 Etymology of "Nephilim"
06:34 Satanic Marriage Alliance (Biblical "Typology")
10:00 "Nephilim" Story as Critique of Babylonian Power
14:07 Nephilim in Mesopotamian Mythology
15:25 Gilgamesh: two-thirds divine?
18:14 The Ritual Hypothesis: Conjugal Rites
20:10 Japanese Case
21:09 Cambodian Case
22:47 Philosophical Critique of Nephilim Ritual
26:55 Corrupting the Nations
27:32 Elite Detachment: Foreignness as Prestige
31:53 Nephilim as Avatars of the Watchers
36:45 Conclusion

Main Sources:
Amar Annus, "On the Origin of the Watchers: A Comparative Study of the Antediluvian Wisdom in Mesopotamian and Jewish Traditions"
Beate Pongratz-Leisten, "Sacred Marriage and the Transfer of Divine Knowledge: Alliances between the Gods and the King in Ancient Mesopotamia"
Michael Heiser, "Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible"

Also see:
Seraphim Hamilton's blog: kabane52.tumblr.com/nephilim
This episode of "Lord of Spirits:" ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/land_of_giants