[MacDorcha]

To say "sunrise" does not imply an ignorance of the Sun's position and the Earth's rotation.

And to state that the Earth is "firmly established" (NIV translation) does not mean the world doesn't spin around the Sun. It implies the same reason the wise man builds his foundation on rocks instead of sand.

[js1138]

To say "sunrise" does not imply an ignorance of the Sun's position and the Earth's rotation. And to state that the Earth is "firmly established" (NIV translation) does not mean the world doesn't spin around the Sun. It implies the same reason the wise man builds his foundation on rocks instead of sand.

I'd like to get this for the record. You are saying that when the bible says the sun moves and the earth does not move, it is being figurative.

Are you basing this on evidence from the Bible, or evidence from science? Has it ever been the case that readers of the Bible took these passages literally?

[PatrickHenry]

To say "sunrise" does not imply an ignorance of the Sun's position and the Earth's rotation.

Maybe. But it doesn't demonstrate any knowledge of astronomy. I guess it depends on how literally you want to read the text (and what justifies being literal in some places and not in others). Anyway, what does it mean at the end of that passage, the part I'm underlining:

The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

[RightWingNilla]

"This fool [Copernicus] wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy; but sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth."

- Martin Luther