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In study of the scriptures, even during the time of Jesus, there are some questions that are far more loaded than they need to be. Think back to when the Sadducees asked Jesus in Matthew 22 about marriage in the resurrection: After a woman is widowed seven times, which man will be her husband in the resurrection? This was clearly not a simple this or that question, yet the Sadducees posed it as a way to trick Jesus. His answer: it’s not like that. And the response: the people were astonished.

To ask what the Bible teaches on the shape of the earth is analogous to questioning marriage in the resurrection or the number of angels that could dance on the head of a pin. It’s just not a question that’s close to the central concerns of the Bible.

When it comes to the shape of the Earth, sources outside Scripture give us a unanimous answer (spoiler alert: multiple sources of scientific proof show that the Earth is round)—and the answer does not affect our relationship with the Lord. However, for the sake of human curiosity and for those who are puzzled by what the Bible seems to say on this topic, let’s examine the question “Does the Bible say the earth is flat?”—with the caveat that it’s not such a simple question as we might think. You might even find yourself astonished by the end.

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