Journal Chacham's Journal: Who actually thought the world was flat? 11
Who actually thought the world was flat?
I know Jews didn't. Which probably means that Christians/Muslims didn't. Even the Scientific community had some form of proof too. Why is it that I hear that people thought the world to be flat? Or was that just made up to help carry the "proof" that it was round?
Heck, (Score:3, Informative)
And didn't some Greek mathematician calculate the actual diameter of the Earth?
So, yeah. Who knows?
Who thought? (Score:3, Interesting)
The Bible does not teach that the earth is flat. It teaches that the earth is spherical. We did a study of 5000 writings from the time of Plato and Aristotle, and could not find one person who said they believed the earth is flat. We believe the flat-earth idea is a myth that flourished after Darwinists tried to discredit the Bible.
Re:Who thought? (Score:2)
On a side note, the verse it metioned, Isiah 40:22, has a commentary by Rabbi Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (late 11th century), where he basically says that the Earth is circle, not square, and that there is no reason to explain since it is well proven.
Re:Who thought? (Score:2)
For under ten dollars, it's a nice addition to my small library.
Meow (Score:2)
Re:Meow (Score:2)
great sources (Score:2, Informative)
This has been an enlightening topic. Thanks.
Re:great sources (Score:2)
Got the link. Also ordered the book from an earlier post.
my guess (Score:1)
the beatifu
Re:my guess (Score:2)
The Bible never says anything about a flat earth. I can imagine though, that "four corners [of] the land" which is generally mistranslated as "four corner of [the] Earth" would be a source of confusion.
I appreciate the reply, thanx.
Re:my guess (Score:1)
i don't doubt it, but the church also hasn't always agreed with itself. i have never found anything about a flat earth in the bible myself. but there is record of some early christians (like the link in my first post) who felt a need to distinguish themselves from "pagan" round earthers. people have all kinds of ideas.