Elohim & Paleocontact · Module one
Welcome. This is the first module of Elohim & Paleocontact, exactly as members see it inside the Academy. Press play, and then read on below.
"And there went out fire from before the Lord, and devoured them." Leviticus 10:2
In 2009, at the request of Pope Benedict XVI, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences met to discuss contact with other civilisations. Senior Vatican astronomers said we should not be surprised by non-human beings, and that such beings are mentioned in the Bible itself. That was the spark for me to go back to the ancient texts and see what had been hiding in plain sight.
In this first module we start with two words, Elohim and Yahweh. They're usually translated simply as "God" and "the Lord", but in their native grammar they are plural, active and physical. Using interlinear Bibles, I'll show you how translation choices have shaped the story we've inherited.
Then we turn to Leviticus 10, where two priests offer an unauthorised fire and are consumed by flames from Yahweh's presence. Read without theological filters, what kind of being is being described? And what changes when you learn that the fire comes from Yahweh's aph, a Hebrew word that literally means "snout" or "nostrils", not "wrath"?
I hope you enjoy this module, and I look forward to welcoming you into the Academy.
Health and peace to you,Paul
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