The Celestial Code of Scripture

John McHugh is a licensed archaeologist with a dual emphasis Master¿s degree in Near Eastern and Native American Archaeology from Brigham Young University. During his studies he developed an expertise in archaeoastronomy, and acquired reading knowledge of Sumerian, Akkadian, Biblical Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Arabic.

McHugh has published articles in the peer-reviewed scholarly journals Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, The European Journal of Science and Theology, Cosmos and Logos, and Migration and Diffusion. And his research has been presented at the Society of Biblical Literature and Utah State¿s ¿Rocky Mountain Symposium,¿ as well as being shown on Good Morning America and National Public Radiös syndicated anthropological talk show, ¿The Big Picture.¿ He has extensive excavation experience in Syria, Jordan, and the Intermountain West, and has given public lectures regarding the astronomical code upon which Biblical and Qur¿anic miracles are based.

McHugh works a staff archaeologist for the Utah Rock Art Research Association and Smith Archaeological Conservancy. He was mentored by archaeoastronomers Von Del Chamberlain and Alexander Gurshtein.

He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with his wife, Kirsten.

Acknowledgments vii  Prologue ix 
Introduction: The Mystery Emerges xi 
Chapter. 1: Heaven Is the Sky 1 
Chapter 2: Mesopotamian Scriptures in the Greek Constellations 40 
Chapter 3: What the Magi Knew 55 
Chapter 4: Rediscovering the Celestial Code 79 
Chapter 5: Greek Magi Learn to Read the Heavenly Writing 126 
Chapter 6: The Modern Quest for Pan-Babylonian Wisdom Dies 137 
Chapter 7: The Astral Garden of Eden 145 
Chapter 8: Rediscovering Noah’s Celestial Flood 189 
Chapter 9: The Astral Odyssey of Jonah 241 
Chapter 10: How Samson Killed 1000 Men with the Jawbone of Taurus 270 
Chapter 11: Jesus’ Celestial Sea-Walk 289 
Chapter 12: The Stellar Tableau of Jesus’ Nativity 314 
Chapter 13: The Sidereal Sign of Revelation 12:1–6 350 
Chapter 14: Saint Christopher in the Guise of Orion 376 
Chapter 15: The Astral Origins of Islam 383 
Epilogue: The Quest Continues 395 
References 399