Jason Colavito has an interesting piece about "rows of teeth" and ancient giants supposedly supported by the Talmud. It's really about a plagiarized reference, but giant fans (no World Series pun intended there) will find it interesting. I left a comment that should...
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Brief Nephilim Note
I've added an archive page devoted to the nephilim discussion to try and arrange those items. It includes comment material. Editor's note: content copied here for ease of access. In March 2013 I posted a response to some criticisms of my understanding of the word...
My Thoughts on Nephilim: Answering a Criticism
Some readers have drawn my attention to this recent criticism of my understanding of the morphology of the word nephilim. I left some comments on that blog site, but thought it would be worth a post here. I'll try to be brief (stop laughing). First, it is true that...
Ancient Aliens Debunked: 3-Hour Documentary Now Online for Free
Readers may recall a few months ago when I announced I'd be interviewed for this documentary. That happened in August. Well, I'm happy to announce that the documentary is finished and online. It's just over three hours, and free to the public. I haven't had time to...
Christian Fundamentalism, Aliens, UFOs: What About Matthew 24:37-38 and Daniel 2:43?
As promised, in this post I'll be wrapping up my "Understanding the Christian Fundamentalist View of Aliens and UFOs" by addressing Matthew 24:37-38 and Daniel 2:43. My last few posts on that thread have directed readers to my Naked Bible series on why an obsession...
Understanding the Christian Fundamentalist View of UFOs and Aliens, Part 3
To review (again) the purpose of this thread, I suggested at the outset that there were four aspects to the Christian fundamentalist view of UFOs and aliens (i.e., that UFOs that are not man-made or other natural phenomena are demonic and alleged alien life forms are...
Biblical Giants and Dinosaur Bones
Aeneas asked a question in a comment to an earlier post about the faked giant human skeleton: I'd like you to comment on the dinosaur bones angle as well. It is certainly not an unreasonable theory for all the stories of giants in the past, including the Bible. I lean...
Ancient Aliens Logic Lesson: Dirt Isn’t “Civilization”
I've had some folks send me the link to this recent article: "Data From a Dead Satellite Reveals Lost Continents Under Antarctica." This is followed by the breathless proclamation: "These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood...
Paracas Skull Groundhog Day
This past Friday, Feb 2, Lynn Marzulli's second round on Paracas skull DNA was revealed to a pay-per-view audience. The Groundhog Day timing was appropriate. We've seen this before. I'd love to say "good job; thanks for doing the hard work on this." But I can't. This...
The Myth of Double-Row Teeth and Elongated-Skull Nephilim
I’ve blogged once before about this point of pseudo-research as it relates to using the Talmud for its justification. In biblical thinking and history, however, the nephilim (who were unusually tall) died out in biblical times. That means there were no modern nephilim...
Genetic Mythologies: “Nephilim DNA” from the Paracas skulls
The title of this post corresponds to an excellent post by Dr. Jennifer Raff on her personal blog. Dr. Raff is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, and director and principal investigator at the University of Kansas laboratory of human...
American Moundbuilders and Earthworks: Textbook Pseudo-Archaeology
Here's a link to a short essay that outlines the basic "techniques" for pseudo-archaeological analysis. While the essay notes the flawed thinking of Glenn Beck in regard to the Newark Earthworks, the essay ought to be a cautionary piece for all Christian Middle Earth...
Article on the Blaze.com About Supernatural, The Unseen Realm, and Demons Come From
My thanks to Billy Hallowell of The Blaze for taking the time to interview me about the origin of demons. Those who follow this blog will be interested in reading my short essay on that on the Logos Talk blog -- and probably saddened by some of the comments to it. You...
Colavito, Hanks, and Giants: Some Interaction by Heiser
See how I cleverly included all three last names for better searching? You'll understand that if you read Jason Colavito's latest post on "gigantology": Micah Hanks: The Hubris of Jason Colavito and Skeptics Over Giants Is "Worthy of Study." Basically, Micah Hanks is...
Understanding the Christian Fundamentalist View of UFOs and Aliens, Part 10
Well, it's about time I got back to this. When I last left you, I had noted that I was writing about end times over on my Naked Bible blog and that you needed to check out that discussion to understand my hesitation on agreeing with the typical Christian...