The Astronomy of the Bible

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Author

Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928

Title

The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture

Credits

Produced by Curtis Weyant, Jeannie Howse, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Case Western Reserve University Preservation Department Digital Library)

Language

English

LoC Class

QB: Science: Astronomy

Subject

Constellations

Category

Text

eBook-No.

28536

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28536

Release Date

April 8, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ASTRONOMY — OF THE BIBLE — THE ASTRONOMY — OF THE BIBLE
2. 2.AN ELEMENTARY COMMENTARY ON THE ASTRONOMICAL REFERENCES OF HOLY SCRIPTURE — E. WALTER MAUNDER, F.R.A.S.
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.THE ASTRONOMY OF THE BIBLE
7. 7.BOOK I — THE HEAVENLY BODIES
8. 8.CHAPTER I — THE HEBREW AND ASTRONOMY — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.CHAPTER II — THE CREATION — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER III — THE DEEP — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER IV — THE FIRMAMENT — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.CHAPTER V — THE ORDINANCES OF THE HEAVENS
13. 13.CHAPTER VI — THE SUN — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER VII — THE MOON — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII — THE STARS
16. 16.CHAPTER IX — COMETS — FOOTNOTES:
17. 17.CHAPTER X — METEORS
18. 18.CHAPTER XI — ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.CHAPTER XII — SATURN AND ASTROLOGY — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.BOOK II — THE CONSTELLATIONS
21. 21.CHAPTER I — THE ORIGIN OF THE CONSTELLATIONS — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.CHAPTER II — GENESIS AND THE CONSTELLATIONS
23. 23.CHAPTER III — THE STORY OF THE DELUGE — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER IV — THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL AND THE ZODIAC — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.CHAPTER V — LEVIATHAN — FOOTNOTES:
26. 26.CHAPTER VI — THE PLEIADES — FOOTNOTES:
27. 27.CHAPTER VII — ORION — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.CHAPTER VIII — MAZZAROTH — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.CHAPTER IX — ARCTURUS — FOOTNOTES:
30. 30.BOOK III — TIMES AND SEASONS
31. 31.CHAPTER I — THE DAY AND ITS DIVISIONS — FOOTNOTES:
32. 32.CHAPTER II — THE SABBATH AND THE WEEK — FOOTNOTES:
33. 33.CHAPTER III — THE MONTH
34. 34.CHAPTER IV — THE YEAR — FOOTNOTES:
35. 35.CHAPTER V — THE SABBATIC YEAR AND THE JUBILEE
36. 36.CHAPTER VI — THE CYCLES OF DANIEL — FOOTNOTES:
37. 37.BOOK IV — THREE ASTRONOMICAL MARVELS
38. 38.CHAPTER I — JOSHUA'S "LONG DAY" [351:1] — FOOTNOTES:
39. 39.CHAPTER II — THE DIAL OF AHAZ
40. 40.CHAPTER III — THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM
41. 41.INDEX
42. 42.Transcriber's Notes:

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