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.
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.
Not exact matches
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).
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.
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.
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..
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.