Is the Raqia solid or not?

[gbrooks9 (George Brooks)]

@jasonbourne4

George, do you have an opinion about the in-between space that Reggie referenced in the article about the garden of Eden? If no dome in the Hebrew cosmology, wouldn’t that undermine the idea of this in-between space? I’m trying to understand this concept which is new to me.

@jasonbourne4

Some Jewish writings explicitly describe 3 to 7 different “floors” of the sky. As soon as you start building apartment complexes in the sky, you know there are going to heavenly building codes to go by … so, if you
have a layer of firmament into which the stars are afixed… and above that layer is a cosmic ocean… and above that layer there is yet another “floor” or “ceiling”… the only place anyone can fit a “dome” is the very last or top layer, right?

Jonathan Burke found this image of a fairly flat sky even with Egyptian perspectives!:

All the arguments you ever wanted to read about ANE raquia, firmament, sky, cosmology

This shows your rejection of the solid raqia is based on theological concerns rather than looking at the facts. How? Have you read the work of Seely and others? Have you submitted anything to peer review on this subject? You seem to be using a lot of weasel words here. @gbrooks9, this is how the Egyptians thought of the sky. [image]

Here is some more detail from one of my posts:

All the arguments you ever wanted to read about ANE raquia, firmament, sky, cosmology

@Jon_Garvey, Perhaps Seely would have been more precise if he had avoided using the term “Firmament” and spent more time dealing with the double-waters scenario in general. Below is a snapshot of some pages that concisely treat the Sumerian/Akkadian/Babylonian mythological arc on the Waters of creation! I actually remember reading about this, but had forgotten how it had flowed into the Semitic cosmology of Earth’s creation! I think we can now safely say that Egypt, the Hebrew and the Baby…

Raqia / Firmaments : Floors of Heaven vs Outer Space?

@Reggie_O_Donoghue I don’t believe you have a leg to stand on … Below is a link to a Google Book file for the following book: The Early History of Heaven By J. Edward Wright Published by OXFORD University Press, New York, © 2000 URL: Or you can use this link: Google Books Link: The Early History of Heaven, by J. Edward Wright (c) 2000 I believe @Jon_Garvey will enjoy this Babylonian material as well. I have reproduced the key pages below. There are four images, with a top and bot…

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But, @jasonbourne4, above all, this is my favorite image!!!

A Three-Tiered Universe – Earth, Heavens, and Seas

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