Thanks Gordon
Ah ha! The Daniel verse is a close match to the idea of climbing a tall tree to see the edge of the Earth, but it was a vision (per verse 10) and hardly justifies the claim by anyone that the Bible is advocating a flat Earth.
Coope
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From: gordon brown <Gordon.Brown@Colorado.EDU>
To: asa@calvin.edu
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:10:21 PM
Subject: RE: [asa] Flat Earth in earlier Christendom
Maybe he has heard of what Nebuchadnezzar said in Daniel 4:11 about what
he had dreamed. See also Matthew 4:8.
Gordon Brown (ASA member)
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008, George Cooper wrote:
> Anyone know the answer to the other question posed?
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> "He [the astrophysicist] also claims the Bible says Paul in Revelations
> (ha!) climbed a tall tree and saw the edges of the Earth. Is there any
> related verse about this?"
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> Coope
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