Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 4 - Von Däniken now looks to the Holy Bible for more evidence of his theory of ancient astronauts. In Genesis, it reads, "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Von Däniken wonders why the plural was used and not the singular. Genesis also mentions "sons of God" who were giant in size. Many ancient texts speak of giants, and Von Däniken suggests these giants must have existed, and were probably visitors from another planet.

The author next dissects the account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. That the angels who warn Lot appear to be "hurried" (what God would have to hurry?), and that Lot's wife fell dead at the sight, and some other physical descriptions of the incident, suggest to Von Däniken that this...