The Anunnaki Chronicles

Zusatztext "Providing an insider's look into the decades of research behind Sitchin's complete works as well as an in-depth overview of his theories! this collection includes carefully selected chapters from the Earth Chronicles series as well as never-before-published letters! articles! and lectures." Informationen zum Autor Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010), an eminent biblical scholar and internationally acclaimed author, grew up in Palestine, where he acquired a profound knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Old Testament, and the history and archaeology of the Near East. A graduate of the University of London with a degree in economic history, he worked as a journalist and editor in Israel for many years prior to undertaking his life's work: The Earth Chronicles. Janet Sitchin, niece of Zecharia Sitchin, served as her uncle's lecture assistant at his many seminars and is the webmaster for www.sitchin.com. A data-integration expert with a degree in computer science, she lives outside Miami, Florida. Klappentext An insider's look into the decades of research behind Zecharia Sitchin's books as well as an in-depth overview of his theories and discoveries Leseprobe Chapter 3 UFOs, Pyramids, and the Twelfth Planet Lecture at the UFO Conference at the Great Pyramid, January 1992 Over the years, Zecharia Sitchin was often asked to speak at various conferences. In January 1992, he spoke at the UFO Conference at the site of the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. Not only does he mention biblical references to UFOs, but he also explains who built the Giza Pyramids--and why--and tells us a bit about what the Anunnaki were doing here on Earth. Whenever I am asked about UFOs--What do I think about UFOs, do I think they exist, do I believe the people who encountered them--I am ready with my own UFO story. It is one about a young man who was hiking from his hometown to another place. As it got dark at the end of the day, he lay down to sleep in the field. In the middle of the night he was awakened--not by noises but by bright lights. Half asleep, half blinded by the bright light, he saw a UFO. It was hovering above the ground. A ladder or steps were coming down from an open hatch or doorway, reaching to the ground. Some of the occupants of the UFO were going up and down this ladder. He could see their commander, standing at the open door silhouetted against the light inside. And, overcome with awe and fear, the young man fainted. When he came to, the UFO he had seen was gone. But the young man knew what he had seen. Here is what he had realized: Indeed, he said to himself, the Lord is present in this place, and I knew it not. . . . How awesome is this place! It must be the place of the gods, and this is their gateway to heaven! Now, what should we make of this story? What would you think if the young man rushed in here and told us all that? What would the media make of it? Would they ridicule it, or report it as a truthful experience? As it happens, the tale has been reported in a publication that I consider very, very reliable. It is called the Bible. And, as some of you might have guessed, the story that I told you is the so-called Jacob's dream. It is one UFO encounter about which I have no doubts, because I am a great believer in the veracity of the Hebrew Bible. This UFO report, in chapter 28 of Genesis, contains a great deal of important information. It shows us that in biblical times people were awed, but not mystified, by the phenomenon that nowadays is called the UFO enigma. To Jacob what he had seen was not a UFO, an UNidentified Flying Object, but one that he did identify at once. He knew what it was, and he realized at once that he had inadvertently chosen as his rest place for the night a spot that was adjacent to a UFO base. He knew that the vehicle was operate...

"Providing an insider’s look into the decades of research behind Sitchin’s complete works as well as an in-depth overview of his theories, this collection includes carefully selected chapters from the Earth Chronicles series as well as never-before-published letters, articles, and lectures."

Autorentext

Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010), an eminent Orientalist and biblical scholar, was born in Russia and grew up in Palestine, where he acquired a profound knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Old Testament, and the history and archaeology of the Near East. A graduate of the University of London with a degree in economic history, he worked as a journalist and editor in Israel for many years prior to undertaking his life’s work--The Earth Chronicles.

One of the few scholars able to read the clay tablets and interpret ancient Sumerian and Akkadian, Sitchin based The Earth Chronicles series on the texts and pictorial evidence recorded by the ancient civilizations of the Near East. His books have been widely translated, reprinted in paperback editions, converted to Braille for the blind, and featured on radio and television programs.

Klappentext

An insider's look into the decades of research behind Zecharia Sitchin's books as well as an in-depth overview of his theories and discoveries

Zusammenfassung
What if the tales from the Old Testament and other ancient writings, such as those from Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, and Greece, were not myths or allegory but accounts of actual historical events? Known for his ability to read and interpret ancient Sumerian and Akkadian clay tablets, Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010) took the words of our most ancient ancestors as fact and, through decades of meticulous research, showed that they revealed a coherent narrative about the true origins of humanity and civilization. Drawing both widespread interest and criticism, his Earth Chronicles series of books, beginning with The 12th Planet, detailed how humanity arose after the arrival of the Anunnaki ("those who from Heaven to Earth came"), alien "gods" who created modern man in their own image and imparted gifts of civilizing knowledge. Each piece includes an introduction by Sitchin's niece, offering context and insight into Sitchin's passionate work. These introductions reveal the man behind the theories, a world traveller known for his scholarship, dry humour, and precisely chosen words. If his theories are true, as Sitchin wholeheartedly believed, then this collection presents some of the most important knowledge we have of our origins and future.

Leseprobe
**Chapter 3

UFOs, Pyramids, and the Twelfth Planet

Lecture at the UFO Conference at the Great Pyramid, January 1992

Over the years, Zecharia Sitchin was often asked to speak at various conferences. In January 1992, he spoke at the UFO Conference at the site of the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. Not only does he mention biblical references to UFOs, but he also explains who built the Giza Pyramids--and why--and tells us a bit about what the Anunnaki were doing here on Earth.

Whenever I am asked about UFOs--What do I think about UFOs, do I think they exist, do I believe the people who encountered them--I am ready with my own UFO story.

It is one about a young man who was hiking from his hometown to another place. As it got dark at the end of the day, he lay down to sleep in the field. In the middle of the night he was awakened--not by noises but by bright lights. Half asleep, half blinded by the bright light, he saw a UFO. It was hovering above the ground. A ladder or steps were coming down from an open hatch or doorway, reaching to the ground. Some of the occupants of the UFO were going up and down this ladder.

He could see their commander, standing at the open door silhouetted against the light inside. And, overcome with awe and fear, the young man fainted. When he came to, the UFO he had seen was gone. But the young man knew what he had seen. Here is what he…