Mauro Biglino

In this book, I focus on the identity and character of Yahweh and the meaning of the term “Elohim.” When we read the term “God” in the Bible, this usually comes from the Hebrew term “Elohim.” However, at least when I worked for Edizioni San Paolo, the term “Elohim” was left untranslated into the interlinear edition of the Bible that we prepared for scholars and academia.

In the Bibles available to the public, the same term was translated as “God.” Therefore, where people read “God” and believe that the biblical authors wrote the equivalent of the word “God,” scholars read the term “Elohim.”

Charles W. 

To get straight to the point, Mauro points out that in the earliest days of Hebrew culture, it was known that there were multiple Elohim or “gods” of which Yahweh was one – Who was assigned an area in the Middle East and who took on the Israelites to be “his people”. These entities were very long lived, but not immortal. They were powerful and had available to them highly advanced technology, but were not omnipotent. They had knowledge, but were not omniscient. And generally were seeming more concerned about expanding their area and power on earth than they were about the welfare of the people.

Sam Torode

“Elohim” is a plural word (with the singular form being “El”), denoting a group of powerful overlords watching over different tribes & territories. “Yahweh” was one among many Elohim, assigned to the descendants of Israel (each Elohim had their own “chosen people”). In non-Hebrew Bibles, Elohim is wrongly translated as “God,” singular, thus replacing the polytheism of the original text with monotheism. As Biglino shows, so many verses finally make sense in this light.

Biglino reveals that the messengers & intermediaries of the Elohim, as described in the Bible, have nothing to do with “angels” as we think of them today. The Elohim and their intermediaries are not transcendent, spiritual beings; they’re always described in concrete, physical terms (i.e., the vindictive and war-mongering Yahweh loves to inhale the smoke of burning flesh, which puts him in a relaxed and generous mood).

“Gods in the Bible” is an important work demonstrating that the original texts of the Bible are far, far stranger than what’s presented in our churches and temples.

Raymond Story

The idea of monotheism was not really present in the oldest texts and the descriptions flying machines of the Elohim often are vague in the KJV version. Were some of the fantastic events of the Old Testament explained by modern or even an alien technology ? If you have ever wondered that, read this book.

LCTX

This was a profound read for me. I left Christianity in my early 20s — when being taught some of the attributes of “God” that came from the Old Testament, I saw nothing godly to follow (e.g. jealousy, genocide, deceit, ruling by fear). In this compelling book, the author clearly illuminates the discrepancies that prove that Yahweh of the Elohim was mistranslated as God at best, or even misrepresented intentionally to fit a desired narrative.

I saw Mauro Biglino in a conversation with Paul Wallis who gave a strong recommendation for this book. Mr Biglino impressed me so much I couldn’t wait to read it and so glad I did. It’s not hyperbolic for me to say it filled in some gaps within my own cosmology of how the world came to be the way it is today. I realized archetypal patterns by Yahweh that world leaders today are embodying to the detriment of humanity.

Steefen

…to the detriment of humanity.

LCTX

I saw Mauro Biglino in a conversation with Paul Wallis who gave a strong recommendation for this book.

Steefen

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Video: “The Governor of the Elohim is Not Who You Think!” Vatican Translator Mauro Biglino & Paul Wallis