What do we do when the science in the bible seems wrong by today's standards, but typical for their world? For example, those who believe in a flat earth often point to scripture as evidence for their belief. Indeed the bible arguably does contain some texts that imply a flat earth. But, if the Hebrew people believed in a flat earth, does that mean we should today? Should we posit an elaborate conspiracy that Google, SpaceX, and NASA are trying to hide the truth of a flat earth? In addition to tackling scientific inaccuracies, Will Barlow will also cover many scientific accuracies that point to divine inspiration in scripture.

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Science in the Bible

• Cases when the science is “wrong”• Cases when the science is “right”• Overview and concluding thoughts

Cases when the science is “wrong”

• Flat Earth• Dome over the Earth• Unmovable Earth• Foundations of the Earth• Thinking with your intestines

Flat Earth

Isaiah 40:22   It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;

Daniel 4:10-11   The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

Matthew 4:8   Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Dome over the Earth

Job 37:18   Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?

This question by Elihu assumes a hard dome ove