SteveF wrote:demons are the wandering spirits of the dead Nephil'im
Ken, when I was reading the Church Fathers back in the mid-90's I'm pretty sure I remember more than one of them holding this belief. It's been so long since I read it that I don't want to say for sure. Do you happen to know....or even better, have any quotes?
I found their belief so intriguing (especially since I'd never heard it before) I actually took notes, but that was before I had a computer and I don't know where I put them.
As I recall, some of them (Church Fathers) thought the existence of the Nephil'im is where the mythology of the Greek gods likely originated. My memory could be faulty though.
It's in Tertullian's on the Adornment of Women. I'm sure it's in other places too. He attributes make up to the fallen angels. I assume he got that from the Book of Enoch.