{"product_id":"the-astronomy-of-the-bible","title":"Die Astronomie der Bibel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat did the Bible’s writers see when they looked up at the night sky?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Astronomy of the Bible, E. Walter Maunder follows Scripture’s sky passages with the eye of a trained observer. He explores the sun and moon, stars and constellations, asking what a shepherd or priest could see without a telescope. His starting point is simple: this is the sky of the naked eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaunder brings patient attention to names such as Orion and the Pleiades, the thin crescent that marks a Hebrew month, and the long day described in Joshua. He asks what the Hebrew words most likely mean and reads the heavens of Genesis and the psalms as ancient descriptions of how the world looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe sky without telescopes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Look at familiar scriptural passages through the visible world their writers describe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA calendar in the heavens\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the moon’s thin evening crescent into Maunder’s account of the Hebrew calendar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStars with puzzling names\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Orion, Arcturus, the Pleiades, and the difficult term Mazzaroth in Job and Amos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreation as a visible world\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider how Maunder reads the vault and lights described in Genesis and the psalms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnusual signs, careful questions\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine Maunder’s discussion of Joshua’s long day, when the text says the sun stands still.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for Bible readers who value facts and clear explanation, and amateur stargazers seeking a thoughtful guide from 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and explore the sky behind Scripture’s familiar words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534645756252,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04216_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175001","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/die-astronomie-der-bibel","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}