Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

between the sons of God" and the
daughters of men" have long been one Of the
most fascinating mysteries Of Holy Writ-not
only to students of the Scriptures but TO an
thropologists and other scientists as well
Who were The Sons of God"-the fallen
angels"
For later references in the Bible make 1t
very clear that these mysterious beings by
their intercourse with the daughters Of Eve
earned the disfavor Of the Almighty who pun
ished them by Punishment from Heaven, so
that they were indeed fallen"
The story Is so widespread among the re-
ngions and traditions Of the world that many
scientists believe 1t Is an actual memory OF
some prehistoric and superior race who took
women Of lower races as wives and concuoines.
BY doing so, they incurred the anger and
vengeance of their ruler, who saw in the as
ISOLATION something degrading. viewing II
much In the same way the early pioneers
OF our country did the union Of whites with
the Indians: "Squaw men" they called them'
contemptuously.
Or as the English do when one of their
own breed goes native" lives with woman
Of another color and who then is ostracized
becoming a social outcast-
Others who believe that the Lost Continent
Of Atlantis once, did really exist in what Is
now the Atlantic Ocean and was destroyed by
volcanic outbursts, earthquakes and tidal
waves some $4,000 years before Christ. point
IN the story as a confirmation OF their BELIEF
The sons Of Cod were, TO them Atlanteans'
who. II they did exist, were an Immensely
superior race.
Rabbi Leo Jung Phi. D., one Of the worlds
outstanding Biblical scholars and Orientaiists,
has Just written thorough and learned
treatise upon the subject-'Fallen Angels In
Jewish Christian and Mohammedan Litera-
fiyut exhaustive
Of the subject.
The great poet Millions epic Paradise
Lost was written around this same subject
Of the Fallen Angels" although from
wholly different viewpoint.
In translating the Book of Genesis from
the Hebrew "Bene Elohim" has been rendered
sons of Cod" writes Or. Jung; and "Benoth
Haadam" has been rendered daughters OF
men," in the fourth verse Of the same chapter
the word "Nephelim" has been rendered
giants"
He presents the questions:
.sWho were the Bene Elohim? Who were
the Bencth Haadam? Who were me Ne
philim?"
There are three explanations possible-per-
haps four he writes.
1-"Bene Elohim" means angels" so
named with reference to their divine nature.
The Bene Elohim or Bene Elm sing the
praises of God take part In the court vi nea-
ven appear TO man to deliver him Psalms
S97: Job 8: Daniel 3.2S). 1t is with special
reference TO their angelic nature that they are
given this name as messengers Of God.
But it would seem difficult to identify the
''Bene Elohim" in Genesis 81 as angels" be-
cause in the whole Hebrew Bible says Rev.
Dr. Jung, there is no statement pointing TO
the moral deficiency of any angel Even in
the more expansive Jewish Folklore angels
appear as impeccable divine beings, not fault
less, nor omniscient, but just and good by ma
ture and beyond human passions.
From the earliest times angels" was only
one of several interpretations in this verse.
"Elohim" stands also for judges, or rulers
of men. Therefore Bene Elohim need not
mean angels at all In Psalms S2.6 it is
written
II have said, We are gods; and all of you
are children Of the most High" This may