Genesis 6:1-4
Dr. Ángel Manuel Rodríguez
Instituto de Investigación Bíblica, Asociación
General
I've been
reading some commentaries on Genesis 6:1-4, and almost all of them interpret
the expression "son of God" as a reference to divine beings or
angels. What is a proper understanding of this biblical text?
Until
recently the prevailing opinion among commentators was that the phrase
"sons of God" referred to angels. Canaanite literature used this same
phrase to designate divine beings, members of the divine pantheon. This use of
the phrase has been read into the passage by a number of modern scholars. They
use ancient mythology to interpret the text because, supposedly, this passage
contains ancient myths.
