by God is Love | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Vaulted Dome Everyone in the ancient Near East believed the top part of their three tiered cosmology was a vaulted dome that separated the Heavens. Their conception of the sky/ Heavens differs vastly from ours. Quotes From the Scholars Here is a couple quotes from...
by God is Love | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this installment Critical Thinking Aloud we are going to continue in our series on What is the Bible by looking at the ancient biblical authors view of Heaven. So far in this series we have noted that the Bible is an ancient Near Eastern collection of literature....
by God is Love | Nov 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
His Ways are Better Than Our Ways! God chose the ancient Near East with their own culture’s worldview and cosmology to communicate His truths to people, not our modern post enlightment culture. We must embrace the fact that God in His wisdom thought it fitting...
by God is Love | Nov 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Bible was given to teach us theology not science. We must remember that the Biblical authors are writing in an unenlightened world. The goal of their works was not to validate our scientific conceptions but to teach us theology. When we use the Bible to prove our...
by God is Love | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
It helps us to remember that every one of the ancient Near Eastern cultures shared the same cosmological worldview as the Biblical authors. They believed in a three-tiered cosmology consisting of a vaulted or domed sky/heavens, a flat Earth, and a watery...
