Viktor's work is informed by narratives of cultural heritage and the African diaspora, drawing on an array
of ancient cosmologies and artistic traditions to explore the historical, social, and material implications of both gold and black.
Surely God would not stoop to employ the lowly earthbound categories
of ancient cosmologies or descend to the language of common appearances!
With this in mind, Walton argues that Genesis 1 is reflective
of ancient cosmology and that ancient cosmology is typically function - oriented rather than material - oriented.
Examples of these human marks include the fact that the Bible was written in Hebrew and Greek, that the Old Testament world was a world of temples, priests and sacrifice, that Israel as well as the surrounding nations has prophets that mediated divine will to them, that Israel was ruled by kings, that Israel's legal system shares striking similarities with those of surrounding nations, that the creation narrative and the story of Noah resemble other ancient stories of the time, that the writers of Scripture operated within the paradigm
of ancient cosmology, etc..
Not exact matches
This idea
of a periodically expanding and contracting universe, which involves a scale
of time and space
of vast proportions, has arisen not only in modern
cosmology, but also in
ancient Indian mythology.
In reference to the flood, one
of the most important points to grasp is that in
ancient Middle Eastern
cosmology, the waters
of the world — especially large bodies
of water such as the ocean and the sea — were considered to be the dwelling places
of powerful deities.
Ancient cosmologies were developed on the basis
of phenomenal observations
of the world — that is, things as they appeared to everyday observation.
God granted Paul a tour
of what
ancient Jewish
cosmology labeled the third heaven; the place where God Almighty dwells.
Most
of the
cosmologies in the
ancient world began with a cosmic ocean, darkness and a generalized formlessness — just as Genesis does: «And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face
of the deep» (1:2).
By this «in - mythologizing,» there is the possibility
of penetration into the reality which the
ancient cosmology and the mythology used by the biblical writers was attempting to state in language appropriate to their time.
Though it might be true that the
ancient Israelites had undeveloped
cosmology, this is not true
of God, and so for this view to be correct, we must either deny inspiration, or have God inspiring the authors
of Scripture to write about Himself in inaccurate ways.
Apparently, one
of the basic premises
of this view is that
ancient Israel
cosmology had not yet developed to the point
of being able to discern the difference between Yahweh and Satan.
3) Biblical scholarship relating the creation account
of Genesis and
ancient Near Eastern
cosmology continues to become more accessible to the average reader, so Christian university students are in a great position to learn from Bible professors why a literal, scientific reading
of Genesis 1 and 2 need not be a fundamental element
of the Christian faith.
In Genesis this religious message is cast in terms
of the
cosmology of the
ancient world; today it must be coupled with whatever cosmological view is scientifically most tenable.
In a celebrated essay published during World War II, he acknowledged that the classical form
of Christian proclamation (kerygma) in which the living Christ was communicated was couched in terminology drawn from the now obsolete
cosmology of the
ancient world.»
Though the roots
of this attitude can be found in
ancient mythic and religious forms
of thought, in the past three centuries the estrangement
of human subjects from the natural world in turn has been built up in our imaginations under the influence
of certain types
of scientific epistemology and
cosmology.
The former had profound implications for all aspects
of human life, especially for traditional religions and their
ancient cosmologies, theologies, and supernaturalisms.
For the
ancient civilizations
of Babylon and Egypt it took the form
of a union between
cosmology and political order.
The three - decker world view
of ancient man, and the contemporary space universe which stems from Copernicus and Galileo are so different from each other, that every aspect
of the Christian faith on which
cosmology impinges must be radically reinterpreted.
The
ancient cosmology could explain the apparent motion
of the planets using just their movements around circles
NASA's groundbreaking
cosmology satellite, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, has in the decade since its launch delivered a robust indirect detection
of dark matter's footprint on the
ancient echo
of light known as the cosmic microwave background.
Ancient mythology and modern
cosmology come together in the story
of Genesis, told in Noah's own words and illustrated with imagery reminiscent
of Cosmos, a wedding science and religion in a way respectful
of both.
It tells the story
of scientific
cosmology from the
ancient Greeks to the Hubble Space Telescope, including individuals, ideas, and tools that helped us learn about the universe in which we live.
Resting on a large estate in a beautiful walled garden Villa Belong Dua features a series
of five pavilions — positioned in accordance with
ancient cosmology, which house the villa's charming living areas, along with stunning swimming pool.
A series
of five pavilions, positioned in accordance with
ancient cosmology, offer contemporary, stylish and romantic interiors enhanced by both modern and antique furnishings and equipped with 21st century facilities.
Considered one
of the most popular tours in Costa Maya, the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins tour takes you deep into the heart
of an
ancient civilization to learn the mystery behind the Mayan
cosmology.
At that time I began to have a very high regard for you... For I had learned that you had not merely mastered the discoveries
of the
ancient astronomers uncommonly well but had also formulated a new
cosmology.