He's an angel, sort of, but more like a god. His name "Metatron" sounds Greek, sort of, but comes down to us written in Hebrew letters. What it might mean in Greek, we don't know, although etymologies have been proposed. In Hebrew it means nothing at all. The name couldn't be more unlike … [Read more...]
Saint Paul – UFO Abductee? (Part 2)
(This is the continuation of last week's post.) Says Paul, in 2 Corinthians 12:1-5: “I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven–whether in the body … [Read more...]
Saint Paul – UFO Abductee? (Part 1)
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...]
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...]
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