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Sons of God, Daughters of Adam, and the Nephilim (Genesis 6:1-5)

September 29, 2015March 11, 2016Posted in Aliens, ANE, Bible, Biblical Theology, Commentaries, Genesis, hermeneutics, PoliticsTagged aliens, Ancient Near East, ANE, apocalypse, biblical interpretation, biblical theology, Bruce Waltke, Christian Scriptures, Genesis 6, Genesis 6:1-5, kingship, Nephilim, sons of god, tyranny2 Comments

In my recycled posts about aliens in the Bible, I poke fun at some popular Christian authors who argue that UFOs are real, aliens are really demons in disguise, and therefore suggest that the Bible tells us we will be deceived by these demon-aliens. Often UFO and alien abduction enthusiasts read alien visitation into ancient texts, ancient artifacts, and structures. Who really built the pyramids? Why are gods from the heavens?

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How Little Grey Men Got into My Bible or Extra-Terrestrial Eisegesis

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015Posted in Bible, hermeneuticsTagged aliens, apocalypse, bible, biblical interpretation, christianity, Chuck Missler, demons, dispensationalism, eisegesis, fundamentalism, Hal Lindsey, hermeneutics, literalism, Nephilim, ufos1 Comment

New Jerusalem or the Borg?*

When Star Trek: First Contact was in theatres, my friends at Regent College noticed the similarity between the design of the Borg ship and the shape of the Revelation‘s New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:9-27). We came up with our own Christian Borg slogan, “Resistance is futile. You will be resurrected.”

We laughed but maybe we were not so far off. For a quick Google search will reveal that indeed there are aliens in our Bibles! Continue reading “How Little Grey Men Got into My Bible or Extra-Terrestrial Eisegesis” →

Mind the Gap I: Diagnosing Split-Brain Syndrome in Young Adults (and the rest of us)

September 10, 2015November 17, 2015Posted in Bible, Christianity and Science, Education, Evolution, hermeneutics, Philosophy, Science, TeachingTagged aliens, answers in genesis, bible, Carl Sagan, christianity, david suzuki, dinosaurs, dragons, Hal Lindsey, neopaganism, New Age, science, skepticism, superstition, ufos2 Comments

Many Christians seem to suffer from what I am calling “Split-Brain Syndrome”. That is, many Christians seem to switch unwittingly between a Science Brain and a Church Brain. This psychological problem is nurtured by a culture that divides the public and private spheres and is reinforced by a popular polemics that are framed by the conflict models of religion vs. science, faith vs. reason, religion vs. secular, Ham vs. Dawkins, etc. As my own story will demonstrate, this “double-mindedness” is not peculiar to Christians.

Though not a Christian at the time, in my youth, I experienced this split-brain syndrome. Continue reading “Mind the Gap I: Diagnosing Split-Brain Syndrome in Young Adults (and the rest of us)” →