A Solid Sky?
Contradictions in the Bible?
by Ken Ham on March 13, 2024Part 3
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Some skeptics claim the Bible makes unscientific claims, teaching that the sky is a solid dome. But does the Bible really teach this?
This idea comes from Genesis and the word “firmament.” Skeptics claim this word implies “firmness,” but the reason for that goes back to ancient translators. When the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew into Greek, the translators allowed the popular views of their day to determine how to translate Genesis one. They added ancient cosmology into the Bible!
The Bible doesn’t teach the sky is a solid dome, but this translation error should remind us to never add man’s ideas into Scripture!
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Ken Ham is the Founder CEO of Answers in Genesis–US, the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Ken Ham is one of the most in-demand Christian speakers in North America.
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