2007-06-11 09:09:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
doesn't say anything.
They didn't know about other planets when bible was written.
And Bible isn't meant to be used as a science textbook.
2007-06-11 09:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
A true understanding of the Hebrew bible could not be any different or opposite from the maligned Christian redress. This is not to say the Christian is not following his portion and may indeed be living a righteous life, nontheless.
With that in mind, the Torah is not meant to be a manual of all knowledge in existence. There are other teachings that were compiled into holy books such as a proper understanding of Kabbalah and Talmud and Prophets and other Midrashic literature.
Back to the question. The Torah starts off vaguely with some esoteric, yet scientifically plausible assertions about creation. This is not the bibles general purpose, though. It starts this way to show us the world was created by G-d. THEN it moves on to serve as a paradigm to teach the Jewish people their history and how to live according to G-d's will for us. What the rest of the world does with the bible is their concern. The original meanings are still studied generation after generation for over 3319 years, by the generations of it's original recipients.
So, while the bible talks about entities from the angelic levels coming to earth, or the demonic entities working their ways on earth, it even speaks about giants, and possibly cave men (men of the field who are not animals but not exactly independent men either) but it does not speak about aliens from other planets.
This does not mean that G-d may not have other things going on in all he created. Again, the bible is a history and learning tool designed for the Jewish people, even if others have adopted it later and put their own leaders understanding to it. It is not really an encyclopedia of all that is.
Someone once asked if G-d has other world's going on aside from this world. And the answer was a perfect and truthful one. "Today we don't have the benefit of prophets or a direct and clear understanding of many teachings handed down from Mt Sinai, so we really won't know until the true Messiah arrives, speedily in our time."
That is integrity!
2007-06-11 23:42:10 · answer #2 · answered by X X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing directly. The Bible tells us that God created the heavens and the earth, the sun the moon, the stars and all that there is.
As to whether He has put intelligent life elswhere in the Universe, that question is for Him to know and us to wonder and to discover.
Many years ago, a Sunday School teacher of mine suggested that when Jesus said to His disciples "Other sheep have I that are not of this fold", He may have been referring to extra terrestrial people. I think He was probably meaning people other than those of the Jewish race, ie the gentiles. Up to that time the Jews were regarded as His Chosen ones exclusively, but Jeus made it clear that He had come to save the whole world and that anyone who believes in Him will be with Him for eternity.
One day, when we meet Him face to face we will know the secrets of the universe. Until then we wonder and discover.
2007-06-11 16:27:41 · answer #3 · answered by Bunnylove 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I read the few answers given and I think the other answers might be inaccurate, as when the bible talks about heaven and angels etc. it is open to a wide spectrum of interpretations as to the official location of the residence of spiritual beings.
If we give the Bible the same scope for the change in vocabulary as we have given Shakespeare, we can say we know that the Bible tells us that God and the angels reside off planet but no address given, so which planet? Take your pick, we've only looked at less than 0.1% of what ther is to see in space.
2007-06-11 16:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by anthony m 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The whole UFO -bible bit is pretty much covered by nutjob Erich von Däniken in Chariots of the Gods? While comical in its interpertations, you can find most of the UFO/Jesus Freak references there.
2007-06-11 22:47:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't specifically. Reading in between the lines, any references of "falling from the heavens" usually means it's coming from above and outside of earth (extra-"above" terrestrial-"earth (terra)")
There are schools of thought that believe the Nephilim and Seraphim are ETs, that the Angels and the Devil, even God are all ETs.
2007-06-11 18:41:50 · answer #6 · answered by wonkawashbackwards 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God gave man dominion over the earth, so there is no life on other planets not that we can reach.
That is why I don't believe man walked on the moon.
His boundary is the earth.
2007-06-11 23:44:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible says god is the intelligent life in another far away planet...
2007-06-11 16:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by Heart-Shapped Poe 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Bible didn't say a thing about if there is other being out of this earth. It only concentrates on salvation on this earth.
2007-06-11 16:14:15 · answer #9 · answered by YourDreamDoc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nothing. they thought the planets were stars; in fact "planet" means "wandering star".
2007-06-12 14:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by The Tourist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋