Monthly Archives: April 2011
Macrophilia: Obsession with or Sexual Fantasy about Giants
According to Wikipedia, this obsession I have with giants defines me as a macrophile. “Macrophilia”: a fascination with or a sexual fantasy involving giants To be clear, I mean the fascination aspect, not the other. Although recently… I really need … Continue reading
Filed under Macrophilia, Music
The Height of the Giants who survived the Flood
Readers often write in to ask: how tall were the Giants in the Bible? Remnant of Giants has already provided an answer to the question, ‘How tall was Goliath?‘. But what about the other biblical Giants? How tall were they? Q. How … Continue reading
Filed under Biblical Giants, Genesis 6.1-4, King Og, Macrophilia, Nephilim, Numbers 13-14
Goliath-Hercules: A curious episode in the regularly intertwining reception of Hebrew and Classical Literature
The reception of the Bible over the last 2000 years has been regularly intertwined with the reception of Greco-Roman literature. One of the more grotesque conflations of biblical and classical heroes, and reminiscent of the “Janus-Noah” created by Annius, is the Action Comics edition from January 1964 (#308), in which Superman travels … Continue reading
Filed under Biblical Giants, Goliath
Giant Librarians of the Ancient World
I learned something I never knew about Giants from the best basic guide to Giants of the Bible. According to Big Bad Bible Giants, authored by Ed Strauss and illustrated by Anthony Carpenter (Zondersexist, 2005), the Bible tells the story of an ancient city populated … Continue reading
Filed under Anakim, Ancient Jewish texts, Children's lit, Joshua 14-15, Judges 1, Numbers 13-14
A Basic Introduction to Giants of the Bible… and Zondervan’s Sexism toward Children, and the Zondervan Gender-Prejudiced Bibles
People are always asking me, “Can you recommend a basic introduction to the Giants of the Bible?” Well, yes I can! One of the most basic introductions to biblical Giants is Big Bad Bible Giants, authored by Ed Strauss and … Continue reading
Filed under Anakim, Biblical Giants, Books on Giants, Children's lit, Emim, Goliath, King Og, Nephilim, Rephaim
John Darnielle and The Mountain Goats on Giants
Each song title on The Mountain Goats’ 2009 album, The Life of the World to Come is named after a Bible verse – usually with a tangential or obscure connection to the song lyrics. The album kicks off with “1 Samuel 15:23″, before … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Jewish texts, Deuteronomy 2, Emim
Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Casey on Jesus (7) – Visionary Experiences of Jesus’ Resurrection
Review of “Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?” in Maurice Casey, Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian’s Account of His Life and Teaching. London and New York: T&T Clark (Continuum), 2010. Part 7: Visionary Experiences of Jesus’ Resurrection As the … Continue reading
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Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Casey on Jesus (6) – Women Witnesses to the Empty Tomb and Their Significance
Review of “Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?” in Maurice Casey, Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian’s Account of His Life and Teaching. London and New York: T&T Clark (Continuum), 2010. Part 6: Women Witnesses to the Empty Tomb and … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Jewish texts
