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| Other authors / contributors: | Pennington, Jonathan T.
McDonough, Sean M., 1964-
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| ISBN: | 9780567357618
0567357619
9780567031433
0567031438
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | For first-century people, cosmology was a fundamental part of their worldview. Whether it was the philosopher contemplating the perfection of the heavenly orbits, the farmer searching the sky for signs of when to plant his crops, or the desert-dwelling sectarian looking for the end of the world, the cosmos held an endless fascination and occupied a prominent place in their understanding of life. For most ancient peoples, cosmology and theology were inseparable. Thus, when the Jewish and Christian Scriptural traditions begin with the bold claim, "In the beginning God created the heavens and ear.
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| Other form: | Print version: Cosmology and New Testament theology. London : T & T Clark, ©2008 9780567031433
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