Sassoon and Dale, both engineers, treated the Zohar as an rather than a religious text.
The authors argue that the "Ancient of Days" described in the Zohar (a Jewish Kabbalistic text) was actually a of extraterrestrial origin. The manna machine
💡 The book is best read as a fascinating "what-if" that applies modern engineering to ancient mythology, rather than a proven historical account. Manna Machine : Sassoon, George, Dale, Rodney - Amazon UK Sassoon and Dale, both engineers, treated the Zohar
According to their decoding, the machine required a full day of cleaning after six days of operation, which they cite as the origin of the Sabbath rest. The Evidence Manna Machine : Sassoon, George, Dale, Rodney -
The book is a staple of the "ancient aliens" genre, following the style of Erich von Däniken.
(1978) is a speculative non-fiction book by George Sassoon and Rodney Dale that proposes a technological explanation for the biblical "manna" that fed the Israelites. The Theory
They hypothesize the machine cultured a hardy form of chlorella algae to produce a nutritious "single-cell protein".