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The discovery of an inconsistency between the doctrines of physical astronomy and the language of Scripture presented a more formidable difficulty. A skilful metaphysician might undertake to recon cile free will with predestination - a skilful com mentator, St. Paul with St. James; but to reconcile the Copernican system of the universe with a phraseology founded on the belief of the revolu tion of the heavenly bodies around the earth, was clearly impossible. In this emergency, the head of the Romish Church was prompt in his decision, and condemned the astronomer and his doctrine, that no suspicion might exist of an error in the language of Scripture and the long-established belief of the Christian world. It was hardly worth while, for such a difference, to encounter the risk of placing religion in contradiction with scientific evidence. For it might be said, with considerable plausibility, that nothing was directly taught in.
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The discovery of an inconsistency between the doctrines of physical astronomy and the language of Scripture presented a more formidable difficulty. A skilful metaphysician might undertake to recon cile free will with predestination - a skilful com mentator, St. Paul with St. James; but to reconcile the Copernican system of the universe with a phraseology founded on the belief of the revolu tion of the heavenly bodies around the earth, was clearly impossible. In this emergency, the head of the Romish Church was prompt in his decision, and condemned the astronomer and his doctrine, that no suspicion might exist of an error in the language of Scripture and the long-established belief of the Christian world. It was hardly worth while, for such a difference, to encounter the risk of placing religion in contradiction with scientific evidence. For it might be said, with considerable plausibility, that nothing was directly taught in.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The substance of the following Essay was intended to form an Introduction to a larger work on the ancient history of Egypt, Assyria, Phoenicia, and the other oriental countries, whose civilization constitutes the earliest series of connected historical facts which has come down to us. To lay the foundation of such a history, it was absolutely necessary to inquire into the evidence of certain longestablished and traditionary opinions, respecting the events and chronology of a preceding period, comprising the interval between the origin of the human race and the commencement of the special history of these countries.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the historical authority of the opening chapters of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament), a text of great significance in the history of religion and civilization. The author demonstrates how the text can be read not solely as scripture, but as a reflection of the beliefs and knowledge of its time. The book looks at how our understanding of the earth's history, from the creation to the story of the flood, has been shaped by the text and by scientific discovery. The author argues that an understanding of the historical context of the text can strengthen our understanding of both religion and science, and give us a more nuanced understanding of how we came to be. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330536315_0
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