It sounds a bit grotesque. But more than the Old Testament characters--Elijah, Ezekiel--who've been claimed by the blogosphere as UFO abductees, the great preacher and ideologue of first-century Christianity has a solid claim to the title. Was Elijah an abductee? "And as they [Elijah and … [Read more...]
“Sexualized Spirituality” and the Heretic Rabbi – Jonathan Eibeschuetz and the Moravian Connection
We talked about William Blake, a little bit. We talked a little bit about Jacob Frank, the 18th-century Polish-Jewish cult leader who carried the faith of the long-dead and even longer-discredited Messiah Sabbatai Zevi into previously undreamed of territories of weirdness and erotic … [Read more...]
Extraterrestrial Life – A View From 1797 (Part 2)
Last week I posted part 1 of my translation of the chapter on extraterrestrial life in Rabbi Pinchas Elijah Hurwitz's 1797 book Sefer ha-Breet ("Book of the Covenant"). What follows is part 2. I've talked about Hurwitz and his book in last week's post. I'm intrigued by his quotation--I can't … [Read more...]
Extraterrestrial Life – A View From 1797 (Part 1)
I was 13 years old. I'd just become a UFOlogist; I was excited by the idea that ancient documents like the Bible might speak of flying saucers. I asked my grandfather, who was something of a Hebrew scholar, what the Talmud--the great book of post-Biblical Judaism, dating from the early centuries … [Read more...]
“One Little Child Was Born on Christmas Day”
From my friend Kathleen Hannan's newly released album, "Seen & Unseen: Songs From the Light of Midlife": "One little child was born on Christmas day One little child was born on Christmas day One little child, one little child One little child was born on Christmas day. One little … [Read more...]
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