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...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and popular culture |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
University of Saskatchewan
[2012]
|
| In: |
Journal of religion and popular culture
|
| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Conspiracy
B sons of God B Apocalypse B Cloning B genetic science B Premillennialism B 2012 B Millennialism B Genesis B improvisational B Nephilim B Bible. Genesis 6,1-4 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | : 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. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.24.2.310 |