Meme Splicing Genesis 6:1-4 and the Apocalypse of 2012
: In the morass that has become year 2012 apocalyptic thought, there has emerged a group of authors who are linking the year 2012, Genesis 6:1-4, and cultural fears concerning genetic engineering. This article examines the manner in which various authors combine these seemingly disparate threads to...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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[2012]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Año: 2012, Volumen: 24, Número: 2, Páginas: 310-325 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HB Antiguo Testamento |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Conspiracy
B sons of God B Bibel. Genesis 6,1-4 B Apocalypse B Cloning B genetic science B Premillennialism B 2012 B Nefilim B Millennialism B Genesis B improvisational |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Sumario: | : In the morass that has become year 2012 apocalyptic thought, there has emerged a group of authors who are linking the year 2012, Genesis 6:1-4, and cultural fears concerning genetic engineering. This article examines the manner in which various authors combine these seemingly disparate threads to argue that Genesis 6:1-4 is a record of devious ancient genetic engineering and that the Bible foretells a time when similar events will herald the coming apocalypse, thought by some to coincide with the year 2012. Looking at this literature as representative of a type of improvisational millennialism, this article examines the rhetorical devices used to make this argument. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.24.2.310 |