Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-336) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction -- Bibles and other resources used in this book -- Part one: Why ask if the Bible is the word of God? -- The historical origins of the Bible -- The consequences of belief in the Bible -- Part two: The modern view of the cosmos -- The Earth in space -- The evidence of the modern view -- The big bang -- The size of the cosmos -- Part three: The biblical view of the cosmos -- In the beginning -- The firmament of heaven -- The circle of the Earth -- The pillars of the Earth -- The pit of Sheol -- The lights in the firmament -- Part four: The cosmological answer -- The biblical cosmos: metaphor or mythology? -- The implications -- Appendixes -- Problems in the Old Testament -- Problems in the New Testament -- The Book of Enoch and the biblical cosmos -- Babylonian myths and the Bible.
