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“The bible was written by the same men that believed the earth was flat.” -Anonymous
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*XxDancesWithWolvesxX Jun 10, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Actually, this isn't true at all.

~lanternjoe Apr 14, 2013

>implying people still believed in a flat Earth after going to the shore and seeing the horizon

~xZhikkax Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

The bible was written by mankind, in a time where one man was a leader and humans needed to believe in something.

But I do totally agree! ^^

*Areyouonfireyet Jan 1, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

To be fair, it's true that historically, people have generally known that the earth was spherical since well before the bible was written [link]
But on the other hand, they also knew less about the nature of the world and universe than most modern 9-years-olds do today. It's actually pretty funny and maybe a little embarrassing to see how much they clearly couldn't even begin to understand. This is not something that anyone should be drawing any instruction from.

~luckyangelproduction Oct 21, 2012 Student General Artist

actually no “He described a circle upon the face of the waters, until the day and night come to an end.”

~Same-side Aug 26, 2012 Writer

Not sure that's entirely accurate: [link] Just saying...

~StupidFae Sep 2, 2012

_{Circle =/= Sphere}

~Same-side Sep 2, 2012 Writer

Same difference. And yet, setting that detail aside (they may not have had a word for "sphere" back then), they were smart/enlightened enough to recognize that the earth "hangs...on nothing." The earth is suspended in space, not resting on mythical giant turtles or elephants.

They were also smart/enlightened enough to recognize that the atmosphere (heavens/firmament) is spread out over the earth "like a tent to dwell in," rather than just randomly everywhere (like in space).

~StupidFae Sep 2, 2012

_{Sphere is a Greek word. I'm pretty sure they spoke it in some of the areas the bible was written in. Like Egypt. :u

It says he stretched out the horizon over the skies, stretched it like a tent, then marked it from the ocean. It seems like it is talking more about the sky than the atmosphere.}

~Same-side Sep 2, 2012 Writer

Alexander the Great came on the scene with the spread of Hellenic influence in the mid-4th-century b.c.e.; Psalm 8 is attributed to King David, whose life bridges the 11th and 10th centuries b.c.e., about 700 years too soon.

Likewise, Isaiah was written between 739 and 686 b.c.e., about three centuries too early for much Greek influence.

The book of Job may have been written as early as 1500 b.c.e., several centuries before Alexander the Great. Granted, scholars are split on this one, some saying it could have been written as late as the 6th to 4th century b.c.e., so there is plenty of room for debate on that one. Not that I want to debate that, because neither of us (I think) are qualified for such a nuanced point of history, really.

Not sure where you're reading the word "horizon," exactly. Where do you see it?

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