Mauro Biglino on the Bible, Elohim, and Ancient History

2025-02-21

What if the Bible reads less like theology and more like ancient history? Mauro Biglino joins Dr. Rob Williams to explore his literal translation work on the Old Testament, the meaning of Elohim, Yahweh, El Shaddai, Yam Suf, the “Red Sea” translation, the virgin prophecy, Jesus Demigod, and the possibility that biblical texts preserve memories of contact with a higher civilization. Drawing from Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and Aramaic, Biglino explains why he separates faith from translation and focuses on what the text actually says. This conversation invites Team Human to rethink the Bible, ancient history, human origins, the nature of rea...

What if the Bible reads less like theology and more like ancient history?

Mauro Biglino joins Dr. Rob Williams to explore his literal translation work on the Old Testament, the meaning of Elohim, Yahweh, El Shaddai, Yam Suf, the “Red Sea” translation, the virgin prophecy, Jesus Demigod, and the possibility that biblical texts preserve memories of contact with a higher civilization. Drawing from Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and Aramaic, Biglino explains why he separates faith from translation and focuses on what the text actually says.

This conversation invites Team Human to rethink the Bible, ancient history, human origins, the nature of reality, and the recurring stories cultures tell about powerful beings, advanced knowledge, and the origins of religion.

What You’ll Learn:

Why Mauro Biglino argues for literal translation before theology
How Elohim changes the way we read the Old Testament
Why Yam Suf may mean a sea of reeds rather than the Red Sea
How the virgin prophecy shifts when read through Hebrew language
Why Biglino connects biblical history with ancient civilization research

Episode Highlights:

00:00 Welcome to Mauro Biglin
04:30 Translating the Bible literally
13:20 Red Sea or sea of reeds
20:40 Yahweh, El Shaddai, and Elohim
33:15 Elohim and advanced beings
44:10 Jesus Demigod and Gabriel
54:40 Virgin prophecy reconsidered
1:05:20 Ancient history and lost civilization

Guest:

Mauro Biglino is a biblical translator and author of Gods of the Bible, The Naked Bible, and Jesus Demigod. His work focuses on literal translation of biblical Hebrew, the Elohim, Yahweh, and the possibility that ancient texts preserve a different history than later theology suggests.

Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned:

Literal Translation: Biglino’s method of reading the Hebrew Bible by translating the words as directly as possible before applying theological interpretation.
Elohim: A plural Hebrew term Biglino argues should not be automatically translated as a singular God, but examined through its surrounding context.
Yam Suf: The Hebrew phrase often translated as Red Sea, which Biglino says more literally means sea of reeds or swamp.
El Shaddai: A biblical title commonly translated as God Almighty, which Biglino connects instead with meanings such as god of the mountain, desert, or steppe.
Yahweh: One of the Elohim in Biglino’s reading, not the omnipotent spiritual God of later theology.
Virgin Prophecy: Biglino’s reading of Isaiah 7, where he argues the Hebrew term refers to a young woman rather than a virgin.
Jesus Demigod: Biglino’s framework for reconsidering Jesus through the language of the Gospels and the Old Testament’s Elohim tradition.
Higher Civilization Hypothesis: The idea that ancient religious texts may preserve memories of contact between early humans and a more advanced civilization.