Product Description

Explains the links between the Bible and ancient Sumerian texts, probing the age-old question of the relationship between humanity and its creators.
* Challenges scientific maxims of the basis of human life.
* Draws fascinating parallels between the leaders of the Anunnaki (from the 12th planet) and Yahweh.
* A comprehensive new look at the history of man.
* First time available in hardcover.

In Divine Encounters Zecharia Sitchin draws on basic Judeo-Christian texts to analyze the creation myths, paralleling Biblical stories to the myths of Sumer and Mesopotamia in order to show that humanity did not evolve without assistance. Sitchin daringly hypothesizes instead that Enki, one of the leaders of the Anunnaki from the 12th planet, created humanity as a "primitive worker." Furthermore, Sitchin suggests that the extraterrestrial encounters of today demonstrate the continued interest of the Anunnaki in the Earthlings they created.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #206632 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

Library Journal
Exciting . . . credible . . . most provocative and compelling.

Kirkus Reviews
Sitchin is a zealous investigator into man's origins . . . a dazzling performance.

Rosemary Decker, historian and researcher
Sitchin's works are outstandingly different from all others that present this central theme.

Customer Reviews

Food For Thought
An in-depth look at divine encounters (contacts, dreams, visions) from Sumerian, biblical and other ancient sources. This book does not have the flow of his Earth Chronicles but is interesting nevertheless. For many pages the author speculates about the Hebrew tribal deity YHWH and where it fits in amongst the Sumerian (Annunaki) gods - but the speculation is so endless that I must confess I cannot remember the conclusion he reached. Another great book in the same vein is Colin Wilson's "From Atlantis To The Sphinx."

At last! The identity of Yahweh?
Another masterpiece by my hero. And if that's not enough, at last, the answer to the burning (bush?) question... just who was the God of the Jews?... was he "just another annunaki"?... or more? A "don't miss this" for readers of the "Earth Chronicles". Awesome!

Just Great..... totally recommended!
I loved this book! I think that this is a must for anyone interested in UFO's and alternate explanations for religious interpretations.