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Prophets And The Alien Machines<br />

In our path, characterized by the analysis of the literal meaning of some Old<br />

Testament passages, we have read chapters and verses being guided by the<br />

open-mindedness that is necessary to accept what appears as absurd:<br />

UFOs in the Bible?<br />

“Impossible, pure fantasy, inventions without basis”...these are the comments<br />

of the supporters of the religious doctrine, who cannot accept the truths that<br />

call their beliefs into question.<br />

Yet things could be different from how they have been traditionally<br />

acknowledged.<br />

In the previous chapters we analyzed the figure of “god” - or, rather, “gods” as<br />

it is presented in the sacred texts; we have focused on the description of angels<br />

and the way they act, and we have assessed the concreteness of concepts such<br />

as “blessing” as well as the “glory of God”. Now we are about to do a further,<br />

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