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I will PM Valke2 for Jewish (name removed by moderator)ut, which will probably be of the most use.I saw “sons of God” and it was in Genesis. After a quick search, it’s Genesis 6:4.
Can anyone explain it to me? I’ve read an explanation before, it sounded good, but now I can’t recall.
In the meanwhile, you should note that there is no other passage in the entirety of the Bible which clearly explains this one. That is most probably why chapters 6-14 of 1 Enoch do so: a lot of the apocrypha appear to be made for the purpose of filling in the gaps and tying up the loose ends of the Biblical narratives. You could quite reasonably describe them as Jewish and Christian fanfic.
It should be noted, at this point, that that part of 1 Enoch was most likely written about 200 BC, which puts it anywhere from 350 to 1200 years after the writing of Genesis 6, depending upon whose dates you accept. Thus, there is no reason to assume that the writer of 1 Enoch actually knew anything about the truth of the matter.
That is where I would go in such a conversation. The simple fact is that we do not know what that means, and nor did the writer of 1 Enoch. Instead, we have a few speculations, which have been mentioned in this thread. Do not feel the need to know everything about everything in Judaism, Christianity, or even Catholicism: it is practically impossible to do so, and trying is most likely to end with you making a mistake, and causing your mother to distrust anything else you say or have said about the topic.
Be honest, be open, and keep discussing it, and she will have a more positive view of your beliefs.
That could be interesting: the Jehovah’s Witnesses commonly use a translation which is much more free than most, and so it might have an interesting version of the text. Take a Catholic-approved translation if they will accept it as valid, or a New King James, which is one of the most faithful to the source texts.My mom is living with a Jehovah Witness