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  • From: "Ishinan" <ishinan AT comcast.net>
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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Sky (vault,dome)
  • Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 22:16:41 -0500

JERRY SHEPHERD wrote: ..... The first three days of creation, then, describe
the process by which God brought order out of that chaos, turning disorder
into order: separating between day and night, separating between waters above
the sky (vault, dome).
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ISHINAN:

Dear Jerry & all,

It is well known that writers in general tend to use themes and topics which
closely reflected the culture in which they live. Authors of the Bible were
no exception. The recent debate about the nature of Sky/Heaven raises many
more questions than answers. Ironically, this has little to do with any
theological concern, but rather it has to do with textual interpretation
which is very much at odds with the period it purports to have been written
in.

In fact, a discussion about a metal 'dome' implies the knowledge of a term
referring to the construction of an intricate architectural element which was
only developed for the first time in history circa the 2nd century A.D.

Then, throughout the Roman empire, and for the first time engineers and
architects began to erect arch structures such as bridges, aqueducts, and
gates. They also introduced the triumphal arch as a military monument. Vaults
began to be used for roofing large interior spaces such as halls and temples,
a function which was also assumed by domed structures.

Hence, if we cling to this 'dome' theory, then, we are facing a serious
problem in reconciling the 2nd Century A.D. * date of the Roman Architectural
Revolution. Such a revolution which gave us the 'vault' and the 'dome' would
naturally conflict with the tradition that credits Moses as the author of
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, or even with modern
scholarship which increasingly sees these as a product of the 6th and 5th
centuries BC.

So, for those who insist on the 'dome' interpretation, are you inadvertently
endorsing a new theory about the date of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
and Deuteronomy? If so why not saying it out loud. :-)

Best regards,

Ishinan Ishibashi





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*The most famous and best preserved Roman dome - and the largest - is that of
the Pantheon, a temple in Rome built by Emperor Hadrian as part of the Baths
of Agrippa Dating from the 2nd century,
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So in other words, the dome could not possibly have existed conceptually
before Roman engineers actually built one? By that reasoning, the Tower of
Babel must date to the 20th century when sky-scrapers were invented.


GEORGE ATHAS
Dean of Research,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia






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