Science in the Bible /
Morton, Jean Sloat
Science in the Bible / by Jean Sloat Morton - 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-272)
I. Astronomy : 1. Stars -- 2. The star of Bethlehem -- 3. The zodiacal constellations -- 4. The Pleiades -- 5. Orion -- 6. The great bear, Ursa Major -- 7. Draco -- 8. Comets -- 9. The sundial -- 10. The sun -- 11. Light -- 12. Astrology and other forms of divination -- 13. Saturn -- 14. Venus -- 15. Meteors -- 16. The Ordinances of Heaven -- 17. The moon -- 18. Heaven is northward -- II. Meteorology and climatology : 19. The hydrologic, or water, cycle -- 20. Ground water -- 21. The former and latter rains -- 22. Waterspouts -- 23. God's power in nature -- 24. Snow -- 25. Dew -- 26. Fair weather cumulus clouds -- 27. The wisdom of God as revealed in the clouds -- 28. The spreading of the clouds -- 29. Cloud formation -- 30. The numbering of the clouds -- 31. Cloud balancing -- 32. Lightning -- 33. The earth's wind system -- 34. Air pressure -- 35. Frost -- 36. Hail -- 37. Glaciations III. Chemistry : 38. In an atom of time -- 39. The atoms will be loosed -- 40. Gall, the opium narcotic offered to Jesus -- 41. Drugs -- 42. Wine and vinegar -- 43. Leaven and the fermentation process -- 44. Honey and the fermentation process -- 45. Purple dye -- 46. Scarlet and crimson dyes -- IV. Oceanography : 47. The deep places -- 48. Mountains in the sea -- 49. The density of water -- 50. The ocean and oceanic reservoirs -- 51. Springs of the sea -- 52. Channels of the sea -- 53. The paths of the sea, ocean currents -- 54. The paths of the sea and the pathfinder -- 55. The sea of reeds or the Red Sea? V. Earth science : 56. The midst of the Earth -- 57. The spherical Earth -- 58. The Earth's seasons -- 59. The foundations of the Earth -- 60. The pillars of the Earth -- 61. The four corners of the Earth -- 62. Brimstone and the fire on Sodom and Gomorrah -- 63. The Earth suspended in space -- 64. Isostasy -- 65. An earthquake, and the Dead Sea becomes a living sea -- VI. Zoology : 66. Animals of the Bible -- 67. Classification of living things -- 68. The wild goats -- 69. The wild ass -- 70. The wild ox -- 71. The ostrich -- 72. The stork -- 73. The hippopotamus -- 74. The crocodile -- 75. Seed- harvesting ants -- 76. The hare -- 77. The hyrax -- 78. The camel -- 79. The fiery serpents -- 80. The horned sand viper -- 81. The cobra, or Asp -- 82. The deaf adder -- 83. The serpent's tongue -- 84. The saw-scaled viper VII. Botany and microbiology : 85. Plant growth and development -- 86. The role of sunshine in plant growth -- 87. Grafting -- 88. Mildew and blight -- 89. Red fretting leprosy -- 90. Green fretting leprosy -- 91. The red and green leprosy in houses -- 92. Fuller's soap -- VIII. Anatomy and physiology : 93. The eye -- 94. The heart and the blood -- 95. Embryonic development -- 96. Life expectancy -- 97. Dust thou art -- 98. The breath of life -- 99. The aging process IX. Genetics : 100. Dwarfism -- 101. Polydactylism -- 102. Giants -- 103. How Jacob got Laban's goat -- 104. Baldness -- 105. Breeding of diverse kinds -- X. Medical sciences and health practices : 106. Circumcision -- 107. Gangrene -- 108. Boils -- 109. Gonorrhea -- 110. Syphilis -- 111. Bubonic plague -- 112. Anthrax -- 113. Leprosy, or Hansen's disease -- 114. Elephantiasis -- 115. Bagdad boil -- 116. Eaten of worms -- 117. Dysentery -- 118. The seven year itch -- 119. Dead bodies, a source of diseases -- 120. Disease caused by swine -- 121. Shellfish
Discusses the numerous scriptural references to scientific subjects and examines their validity in the light of subsequent knowledge and discovery
0802476295 9780802476296
Bible and science
Horoscopes
Astrology
Geology
Bible and sickness
BS650 / .M67
220.8/5
Science in the Bible / by Jean Sloat Morton - 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-272)
I. Astronomy : 1. Stars -- 2. The star of Bethlehem -- 3. The zodiacal constellations -- 4. The Pleiades -- 5. Orion -- 6. The great bear, Ursa Major -- 7. Draco -- 8. Comets -- 9. The sundial -- 10. The sun -- 11. Light -- 12. Astrology and other forms of divination -- 13. Saturn -- 14. Venus -- 15. Meteors -- 16. The Ordinances of Heaven -- 17. The moon -- 18. Heaven is northward -- II. Meteorology and climatology : 19. The hydrologic, or water, cycle -- 20. Ground water -- 21. The former and latter rains -- 22. Waterspouts -- 23. God's power in nature -- 24. Snow -- 25. Dew -- 26. Fair weather cumulus clouds -- 27. The wisdom of God as revealed in the clouds -- 28. The spreading of the clouds -- 29. Cloud formation -- 30. The numbering of the clouds -- 31. Cloud balancing -- 32. Lightning -- 33. The earth's wind system -- 34. Air pressure -- 35. Frost -- 36. Hail -- 37. Glaciations III. Chemistry : 38. In an atom of time -- 39. The atoms will be loosed -- 40. Gall, the opium narcotic offered to Jesus -- 41. Drugs -- 42. Wine and vinegar -- 43. Leaven and the fermentation process -- 44. Honey and the fermentation process -- 45. Purple dye -- 46. Scarlet and crimson dyes -- IV. Oceanography : 47. The deep places -- 48. Mountains in the sea -- 49. The density of water -- 50. The ocean and oceanic reservoirs -- 51. Springs of the sea -- 52. Channels of the sea -- 53. The paths of the sea, ocean currents -- 54. The paths of the sea and the pathfinder -- 55. The sea of reeds or the Red Sea? V. Earth science : 56. The midst of the Earth -- 57. The spherical Earth -- 58. The Earth's seasons -- 59. The foundations of the Earth -- 60. The pillars of the Earth -- 61. The four corners of the Earth -- 62. Brimstone and the fire on Sodom and Gomorrah -- 63. The Earth suspended in space -- 64. Isostasy -- 65. An earthquake, and the Dead Sea becomes a living sea -- VI. Zoology : 66. Animals of the Bible -- 67. Classification of living things -- 68. The wild goats -- 69. The wild ass -- 70. The wild ox -- 71. The ostrich -- 72. The stork -- 73. The hippopotamus -- 74. The crocodile -- 75. Seed- harvesting ants -- 76. The hare -- 77. The hyrax -- 78. The camel -- 79. The fiery serpents -- 80. The horned sand viper -- 81. The cobra, or Asp -- 82. The deaf adder -- 83. The serpent's tongue -- 84. The saw-scaled viper VII. Botany and microbiology : 85. Plant growth and development -- 86. The role of sunshine in plant growth -- 87. Grafting -- 88. Mildew and blight -- 89. Red fretting leprosy -- 90. Green fretting leprosy -- 91. The red and green leprosy in houses -- 92. Fuller's soap -- VIII. Anatomy and physiology : 93. The eye -- 94. The heart and the blood -- 95. Embryonic development -- 96. Life expectancy -- 97. Dust thou art -- 98. The breath of life -- 99. The aging process IX. Genetics : 100. Dwarfism -- 101. Polydactylism -- 102. Giants -- 103. How Jacob got Laban's goat -- 104. Baldness -- 105. Breeding of diverse kinds -- X. Medical sciences and health practices : 106. Circumcision -- 107. Gangrene -- 108. Boils -- 109. Gonorrhea -- 110. Syphilis -- 111. Bubonic plague -- 112. Anthrax -- 113. Leprosy, or Hansen's disease -- 114. Elephantiasis -- 115. Bagdad boil -- 116. Eaten of worms -- 117. Dysentery -- 118. The seven year itch -- 119. Dead bodies, a source of diseases -- 120. Disease caused by swine -- 121. Shellfish
Discusses the numerous scriptural references to scientific subjects and examines their validity in the light of subsequent knowledge and discovery
0802476295 9780802476296
Bible and science
Horoscopes
Astrology
Geology
Bible and sickness
BS650 / .M67
220.8/5