Did Mars once pass dangerously close to Earth?

In one of the Bible’s most extraordinary accounts, Joshua 10 describes the sun standing still, the moon stopping, and great stones falling from heaven as God fought for Israel. But what actually happened that day?

In this episode of Questions at Midnight, we explore one of the most controversial theories ever proposed. Drawing from the work of Donald Patten, Stuart Harris, and Immanuel Velikovsky, we examine the hypothesis that ancient planetary catastrophes may lie behind some of history’s greatest mysteries. Along the way, we discuss Joshua’s Long Day, Mars as the ancient “god of war,” worldwide catastrophe traditions, Gulliver’s Travels and its curious reference to the two moons of Mars, and the evidence both supporting and challenging these ideas.

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