“Ruling the Night”: The Moon in the Hebrew Bible
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
19-9-2019 1:00 PM
Description
The moon makes an early appearance in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, as an object God makes on the fourth day of the creation story in Genesis 1. Along with the sun, it is a “light thing” in the sky that has specific purposes, though its lack of a name is puzzling. The moon’s presence is never more overt than this in the biblical text, but it is always present in the background when the numbering of months and days appears. Persons living in the Iron Age did not possess all of our scientific knowledge of the moon, but they observed it closely and its life played an important role in theirs.
Recommended Citation
McEntire, Mark, "“Ruling the Night”: The Moon in the Hebrew Bible" (2019). Humanities Symposium. 12.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2019/2019/12
“Ruling the Night”: The Moon in the Hebrew Bible
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
The moon makes an early appearance in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, as an object God makes on the fourth day of the creation story in Genesis 1. Along with the sun, it is a “light thing” in the sky that has specific purposes, though its lack of a name is puzzling. The moon’s presence is never more overt than this in the biblical text, but it is always present in the background when the numbering of months and days appears. Persons living in the Iron Age did not possess all of our scientific knowledge of the moon, but they observed it closely and its life played an important role in theirs.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Christian Faith and Tradition