Sentences with phrase «of ancient cosmology»

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..

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.

Surely God would not stoop to employ the lowly earthbound categories of ancient cosmologies or descend to the language of common appearances!

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.

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.