When Giants Were Upon the Earth: The Watchers, the Nephilim, and the Biblical Cosmic War of the Seed

Enjoyed reading this book and I learnt a few new things from it thanks author.

Review for 'When Giants Were Upon the Earth". As a Christian Bible reader of many years, I was not sure what I was getting myself into by buying and reading this book. ( I do have other books that are not part of the Bible such as Mr. Godawa mentions for reference.)Mr. Godawa has made careful and thorough research on the subject of the Nephilim which is only briefly mentioned in the Bible. He has broadened my understanding of little known facts about the giants and the pagan beliefs of other cultures. I was pleasantly surprised and pleased that a Hollywood screenwriter would do justice to the teachings of God. I do disagree with him about his ideas about satan - I believe he is an individual spirit being and the leader of the other angels that revolted in Heaven. In the New Testament we note that he is ruler of this world John 12:31, he transforms himself into an angel of light II Cor 11:14 and he is also a roaring lion 1 Peter 5:8.I am not totally finished with this book yet but I am hoping that there is information on Nimrod.I would recommend this book for Christian readers who want Bible information 'fleshed out' and explained and about the sons of God, the Nephilim etc.

This book is filled with inaccuracies, incorrect quotations and writings, misinformation, etc. If the author desires to add something to make his argument stronger or omit something to do the same, he simply does it. He equates things that are not equal, even in the Scriptures to validate or justify his writing of his novel series, "Chronicles of the Nephilim".For instance, he claims on page 268 that Luke 2: 19 states "that Barabbas was a leader of the failed insurrection around that time in Jerusalem". Luke 2:19 states: But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. (NASB).This is not the only misquote of Scripture on page 268. As with his claims that Barabbas was a leader of the insurrectionists. If this was true, then Barabbas would have been guilty of capital crimes against Rome, and therefore, not eligible for release. Barabbas was guilty of murdering a Jew at the time insurrection.Again on page 268, his claim about that the criminals that were crucified with Christ Jesus is that the Greek word used for them in the Greek Bible was, "lestai", meaning zealot brigand in revolution against Rome. This, again is not correct. The word used in the Greek was, "kakourgos", meaning criminal, evildoer, malefactor, robber, plunderer, ect. (BTW, the word used in the Bible is Number 2557 in the Strong's Concordance.)There are other little tidbits of creative interpretations on pages, 66, 119, 128, 138, 141, 149, 150, etc.All in all, this book looks to me like a bogus defense or justification for his writing of his novel series, and therefore, cannot be taken seriously, except in criticism.

Often when reading through the Bible, whether one does so for religious reasons or not, we miss details in the background. Or we do not take into consideration cultural context while interpreting passages. Sometimes, due to difficulties in translating ancient languages into modern ones, some things are literally lost in translation. In this volume, where Godawa collects material he has previously published into one volume, he examines many of these issues. In particular, he focuses on topics that have long mystified people and been the subject of much conjecture and fictionalization: Nephilim, Watchers and giants. He also takes a close look at verses that may have had supernatural elements inadvertently scrubbed: The strange ariel creatures in 2 Samuel 23:20 translated instead into men, or the demons and goblins of Isaiah 13:21-22 written off as wild animals, etc. Clues to a different ancient world than usually supposed? There's a lot of food for thought in these pages. Check them out, and for more, see  Navigating Genesis: A Scientist's Journey through Genesis 1-11  and  The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? . Navigating Genesis: A Scientist's Journey through Genesis 1-11The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature?

After reading the book Noah Primeval this was the second book I purchased. Brian Godawa has a way of creating an explosion of questions as you read his novels. I needed answers and he provided the resources. When Giants Were Upon the Earth is a fascinating book for information. It is one that I’ve actually listen to multiple times and finally had to purchase just to satisfy my need for more knowledge. this book is not one that you will buy read and put on the shelf and be done with. It’s become part of my study toolbox. I highly recommend it along with all the other resources at Brian Godawa.com