http://www.mikeduran.com/2012/04/why-christian-fiction-writers-love-the-nephilim/
I’ve been curiously fascinated with the Nephilim for years. I’ve written some blog posts about these creatures, and I have more research I’d like to share in the future.
I’m not a huge reader of speculative fiction. No, there’s nothing wrong with it, but, I find myself reading it sparingly because I’m more of a romance, women’s fiction, and suspense reader. I came across this article that stated that there was in over-abundance of speculative fiction submissions (in the Christian market) that featured the Nephilim. This article is old (2012), but, I’m assuming this fact may still exist today?
Have you read any of these titles? If so, what did you think of them? I’m thinking of reading a few of them, just to see that I think! On one of the covers (Dark Sentences), the creature looks like a gorilla. I’m assuming this creature is supposed to be a Nephilim? Not sure since I have not read the book. I just assumed the Nephilim looked more like humans than animals. Double rows of teeth, six digits on each hand and foot…humanistic face. These creatures have crossed my mind for awhile now. Not sure when I’ll stop thinking about them, wondering about them. I guess they are soul-less, right?
Hello Cecelia,
I know the post is from March, but I just found it today, so… 😉
I also have been interested in getting to the bottom of this topic (or as much as is practical) and so I’ve researched and read on the topic for about 15 years. I was disturbed that my church wasn’t interested in exploring this topic, but would rather just skip over it. That caused me to investigate with gusto 😉
My research led me to believe that this story held amazing potential – it answers the secular craze of ‘ancient aliens’, it sets the foundations for most secular mythologies, and also further explains many Biblical concepts.
I’ve read most of the books shown in your blog posting. I kept searching for someone who could do justice to this incredible tale. Unfortunately, most of them were either too ‘out there’ and took the story in unfeasible directions, or their writing was just plain bad. The only one I truly enjoyed was the series by Douglas Hirt, although I felt he could have done much more with the material.
So I’ve been working on a story that I hope will be worthy of the source material. It’s been a difficult and massive undertaking, but it’s getting close, and should be released next year. I don’t want my comment to be self-promotional, but since you were asking about speculative fiction regarding the Nephilim, that’s what I’ve been working on 🙂 The book is undergoing edits, but is available to read free on my website, as well as the movie script!
My goal was that the story should be truly epic but theologically plausible and feel like a natural extension of scripture, while appealing to a secular audience. Feel free to check it out, and thanks for writing on the subject most people ignore like the plague! 🙂
Hi, Jacob
Thanks for responding to my blog post. I look forward to reading your book. I’ve been curious about Nephilim for several years as well. I will also keep the Douglas Hirt series in mind. Although the Nephilim subject has interested me, I’ve never read any fiction that had these strange creatures (not that I can recall).
By the way, a couple of weeks ago, someone at a bookstore recommended the Hush Hush series? It’s secular YA fiction? I believe some (or all) of the books in the series made NY Times. Have you read them? Not sure if they realistically portray Nephilim, though.
Thanks again for commenting and Happy New Year!
Although a lot of info is out there, I feel the very best Biblical study into the Nephilim topic has been done by Tim Chaffey – a prominent apologetics author and speaker. Letting Scripture interpret this topic, his findings are well supported. http://midwestapologetics.org/blog/?p=337. His blog offers a very detailed summary of his book on the subject. Out of all the research I’ve done, I’ve found his to be the best.
I really recommend Mr. Hirt’s series. The third book is a bit far-fetched, but it’s a good story, with good writing and good characters.
I haven’t read Hush Hush, but am familiar with the series. It never appealed to me since it seems to be very similar to the bulk of modern Nephilim literature – ‘Twilight’ imitations but with fallen angels instead of vampires ;-). Generally they aren’t very concerned with respecting the original source material, and that’s where my interest really lies – what may actually have happened?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my book! I appreciate any feedback, as I’m currently polishing it for publication this year! https://thedescentofthegods.com/