Nephilim in Aotearoa New Zealand: Reading Māori Narratives of Tāwhaki with Gen 6:1-4's Ancient Divine Heroes

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Nephilim in Aotearoa New Zealand: Reading Māori Narratives of Tāwhaki with Gen 6:1-4's Ancient Divine Heroes

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The 2023 Bible Society New Zealand's translation of sample biblical passages into the M & amacr;ori language, He T & imacr;matanga, caused controversy by incorporating names of M & amacr;ori gods. Those who objected typically assumed inconsistency with the Bible's purported monotheism. But 'monotheism', in the sense that only one god exists, is not present in the Bible. Moreover, missionary adherence to monotheism in the mid-nineteenth century widely assumed a 'degeneration model' that also p...

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2024-05-01

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Galbraith, Deane

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