The Christian Sky: Rediscovering the Cosmos in the Light of Its CreatorChristian Sky, LLC, 2004 - 177 páginas Why live under a pagan sky? For thousands of years, humankind has dwelled under a dome of stars that have been grouped and identified according to ancient superstitions. Today, the official star constellations pay homage to the pagan gods and goddesses of a dark and chaotic world, a world before Christ, and yet these are the constellations that scouting groups and school children all around the world have been encouraged to learn for hundreds of years. Now, for the first time, the sky has been mapped in accordance with easy-to-find star patterns that tell the stories of the Christian faith. No telescope required. No sophisticated instruments needed. After presenting a few simple but very effective techniques for finding your way through the sky at night, the author takes you on a tour of the Christian constellations. Using new constellations inspired by stories from the Bible, you will be able to locate stars, planets, star clusters, and galaxies during any time of the night and at any time of the year. If you have ever wanted to know more about God's grandest creation but have never felt comfortable learning about ancient pagan idols, then this book will provide you with a healthy fresh start. |
Contenido
Why Live Under a Pagan Sky? | 1 |
Of Fists and Phalanges | 7 |
Navigating with Noahs | 23 |
Jonahs Fish | 37 |
The Tree of Knowledge | 45 |
Mary and the Baby Jesus | 55 |
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve | 97 |
The Lion and the Lamb | 105 |
The Good Shepherd | 125 |
The Tower of Babel | 126 |
The Iron Nail | 131 |
The Young David | 139 |
Using the Whole Sky Charts | 141 |
The Planets | 170 |
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The Wise | 115 |
Términos y frases comunes
Adam Aft Stars ancient Antares apparent magnitude appears approximately Arcturus Beginning binoculars Book bright star brightest star called camel chapter charts Christ Christian sky clear close cluster Coat Colors completely constellation Cross dark David December Deneb directly Draw a line early morning eastern sky example February figure floats front Galaxy glows half hand head Jacob's Needle January Job's Jonah's Fish July June known Lamb late latter light limiting magnitude Lion locate look March marks Mary measure middle month Moses moves night Noah's Ark northern November objects observation October Officially positions Procyon Regulus rises roughly Shepherd shines side sinks Sirius skies Sodom's Cinders south east south eastern south western horizon south western sky southern horizon speaking Spica stands Starting surrounding tail telescope Tree of Knowledge trillion miles visible western horizon Wise Young