Big Nephilim Energy: A Field Guide

About this episode

Tripp and Bo explore the Nephilim, fallen angelic watchers, and the implications of hybrid-evil cosmologies in contemporary theology.

Tripp walked into his local cigar lounge this week and walked out with a one-and-a-half-cigar lecture on the Nephilim from a true believer — and now he and Bo are doing what a few regular chat-room members asked for, a full TNT on fallen angelic watchers, giant hybrid offspring, CRISPR, Peter Thiel, Mount Hermon, the 33rd parallel, the UN, reptilian royal bloodlines, and why your YouTube algorithm may never recover from one wrong click. Bo brings the charismatic-evangelical back catalog — George Otis Jr., prayer-walking Bosnia, the Prince of Persia, the 10/40 window, the Joshua Project — Tripp brings Michael Heiser, three interpretive options for Genesis 6, and a deeply researched week with the book of Enoch. They get where it actually matters eventually: the Manichean temptation of hybrid-evil cosmologies, the way conspiracy theology reduces cognitive load in moments of social upheaval (tip of the hat to Hans Blumenberg), and what the Nephilim revival reveals about post-Christendom re-enchantment. Plus Theology Beer Camp lineup updates, a Brian McLaren text that may or may not contain a subtle dig at the twentieth century, and Bo's community pantry getting a glass-front fridge…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tripp Fuller, Bo Sanders

Topics covered

• Nephilim
• fallen angels
• conspiracy theology
• hybrid-evil cosmologies
• post-Christendom
• Christian social ethics

Keywords

• Nephilim
• fallen angels
• hybrid offspring
• conspiracy theology
• book of Enoch
• Christianity
• social upheaval

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Theology Beer Camp

Books & works: book of Enoch

Places: Mount Hermon, Bosnia, 33rd parallel, 10/40 window, Joshua Project, cigar lounge, community pantry

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