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PW talks with Tess Gerritsen: I'm no angel
The real core of that comes from two texts found in the Dead Sea scrolls that never made it into the Bible and have not been discussed in Jewish literature either. But the things they bring up-about the Nephilim and the fallen angels-have been mentioned in other sources. According to the Book of Jub...
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Published in: | Publishers Weekly 2006-08, Vol.253 (31), p.28 |
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Format: | Magazinearticle |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The real core of that comes from two texts found in the Dead Sea scrolls that never made it into the Bible and have not been discussed in Jewish literature either. But the things they bring up-about the Nephilim and the fallen angels-have been mentioned in other sources. According to the Book of Jubilee, nine-tenths of the Nephilim were destroyed during Noah's time, but God left one-tenth on earth to worship Satan as a challenge to mankind. |
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ISSN: | 0000-0019 2150-4008 |