: The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder E Walter Edward Walter - Astronomy in the Bible; Constellations Astronomy

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BOOK I

THE HEAVENLY BODIES

Modern Astronomy--Astronomy in the Classical Age--The Canon of Holy Scripture closed before the Classical Age--Character of the Scriptural References to the Heavenly Bodies--Tradition of Solomon's Eminence in Science--Attitude towards Nature of the Sacred Writers--Plan of the Book 3

The Order of the Heavenly Movements--Daily Movement of the Sun--Nightly Movements of the Stars--The "Host of Heaven"-- Symbolic of the Angelic Host--Morning Stars--The Scripture View of the Heavenly Order 55

Importance of the Moon in Olden Times--Especially to the Shepherd--Jewish Feasts at the Full Moon--The Harvest Moon--The Hebrew Month a Natural one--Different Hebrew Words for Moon-- Moon-worship forbidden--"Similitudes" of the Moon--Worship of Ashtoreth--No mention of Lunar Phases--The Moon "for Seasons" 79

Number of the Stars--"Magnitudes" of the Stars--Distances of the Stars 95

Great Comets unexpected Visitors--Description of Comets-- Formation of the Tail--Possible References in Scripture to Comets 103

Aerolites--Diana of the Ephesians--Star-showers--The Leonid Meteors--References in Scripture--The Aurora Borealis 111

Vivid Impression produced by a Total Solar Eclipse--Eclipses not Omens to the Hebrews--Eclipses visible in Ancient Palestine-- Explanation of Eclipses--The Saros--Scripture References to Eclipses--The Corona--The Egyptian "Winged Disc"--The Babylonian "Ring with Wings"--The Corona at Minimum 118

The "Seven Planets"--Possible Scripture References to Venus and Jupiter--"Your God Remphan" probably Saturn--The Sabbath and Saturn's Day--R. A. Proctor on the Names of the Days of the Week--Order of the Planets--Alexandrian Origin of the Weekday Names--The Relation of Astrology to Astronomy--Early Babylonian Astrology--Hebrew Contempt for Divination 130

BOOK II

THE CONSTELLATIONS

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