Mauro Biglino

Mauro Biglino is an Italian linguist, theologian, and biblical translator born September 13, 1950. He gained prominence in the early 2010s with his radical reinterpretations of the Hebrew Bible, arguing that ancient sacred texts describe encounters with technologically advanced extraterrestrial visitors rather than divine revelation.

Biblical Translation & Linguistics

Biglino worked for over a decade with Edizioni San Paolo, a Vatican-approved Catholic publishing house in Rome, producing interlinear Hebrew-Italian editions of the Old Testament. His scholarly foundation in ancient Hebrew gave him credibility to argue that conventional biblical translations obscure the literal meaning of the original texts. The cornerstone of his thesis revolves around the Hebrew word Elohim, traditionally rendered as "God" in English. Biglino emphasizes that Elohim is grammatically plural and should be understood as referring to multiple beings—not merely a linguistic convention (like the "royal plural"). When read literally, he argues, biblical passages describe physical, technologically advanced beings rather than an abstract divinity.

The Ancient Astronaut Thesis

Biglino's interpretation aligns with ancient astronaut theory as popularized by Erich von Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin. He proposes that the Elohim genetically modified early hominids to create modern humans, and that their intervention on Earth became encoded in the mythologies and scriptures of world religions. By analyzing Hebrew terms such as Ruach (spirit/wind), Kavod (glory/weight), and Tselem (image/form), Biglino suggests they often refer to concrete physical phenomena—vehicles, tools, and genetic processes—rather than abstract spiritual concepts. This reinterpretation frames the Bible as a chronicle of extraterrestrial contact and human engineering, not divine creation.

Books & Media Presence

Biglino has published numerous bestselling works in Italian and English, including The Naked Bible (co-authored with Giorgio Cattaneo) and Gods of the Bible (published in English in 2023). His 2023 Italian edition, Gli Dèi della Bibbia, expanded his theory into a comprehensive reinterpretation of Old Testament narratives as accounts of alien visitors. He appears regularly in UFO documentaries, platforms like 5th Kind TV, and has collaborated with researchers such as Paul Wallis on ancient astronaut themes. His work has found a substantial audience within UFO and disclosure-era communities, particularly as public interest in UAP testimony and government transparency has grown since 2017.

Critical Reception

While celebrated within UFO and alternative research circles, Biglino's work is largely dismissed by academic biblical scholars and theologians, who view his translations as non-standard and his interpretations as speculative rather than philologically grounded. He has not published peer-reviewed articles in mainstream theological or linguistic journals. Nevertheless, his international bestseller status and prolific output have made him a prominent voice in contemporary ancient astronaut discourse.