Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Galileo looks at Joshua 10: 12-13
Letter to Benedetto Castelli | Inters.or
This letter blew my mind; took me to another place, vicariously! In it, in 1613, Galileo Galilei expounds on Joshua 10:12-13, differentiating between ancient scribes, who wrote scripture by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and nature, "as the most obedient executrix of God's command." As a scientist and as the discoverer of the telescope, Galileo places what is perceived by the senses, and what is demonstrable above scriptural literalism; both coming from the same divine source!
http://inters.org/Galilei-Benedetto-Castelli