I think it my intellectual duty to periodically (re-)introduce readers (and web searchers) to the work of art historian Diego Cuoghi. You know all those pictures you've seen on the History Channel's Ancient Aliens show -- the ones with UFOs in European paintings?...
Bible UFOs
The Spaceships of Ezekiel Fraud
I've blogged before (here and here) about how what the biblical prophet Ezekiel saw was not a UFO or flying saucer. From time to time I get email (or comments here) about how I'm wrong because of the "research" of Joseph Blumrich, a pseudo-scientist who blessed the...
How Would a Biblical Writer Describe a UFO if He Saw One?
One of my most frequent points of irritation in the whole UFOs and religion arena is the idea that there are UFOs (as in flying spaceships) in the Bible (this is basically an Old Testament / Hebrew Bible issue, so that's my focus here). I want people to trust me when...
Blogging with Dr. Barry, Part 5
Sorry I got away from the "Blogging with Barry" series. I have to admit I'm getting a little bored with it, especially given the startlingly poor logic Dr. Downing is bringing forth to defend his ideas (it just gets repetitive). I think for what remains of his...
Blogging with Dr. Barry, Part 2
As before, I'll preface my comments with "MSH" and indent them. Everything else is Dr. Downing's. ------ One way to respond to this kind of charge is to take the texts that Heiser mentions, and show why I think my hermeneutics is not as radical or serious a violation...
Blogging With Dr. Barry, Part 1
Some readers brought this link to my attention this past weekend. It's a response on the part of Dr. Barry Downing to some thoughts I had on his work some time ago. For those who don't know who Barry Downing is, he's the author of a book called Flying Saucers and the...
Ezekiel’s Vision, Part 2
In the previous post, I asserted my position that Ezekiel's vision was not a spacecraft. In doing so, I mentioned that I thought it had something to do with astrology/astronomy. I'll try and unpack that a bit here. We'll have to start with the visions: Ezekiel 1:4-19...
Ezekiel’s Vision: Why it Wasn’t a Flying Saucer, Part 1
I've decided to post my old notes on Ezekiel's vision, as I put the link into some comments earlier. As I noted in that comment, these notes are in need of revision. I wouldn't change much until the end, when the statuary about the eyes in Ezekiel comes up. In the...
UFOs in Religious Art? Nope.
Well, it isn't the ancient world, but it still fits the kind of thing I'm doing on PaleoBabble. I keep getting links and emails related to the "compelling" evidence for UFOs in Renaissance art, so my annoyance meter has passed the tolerable level. The UFOs in...