Quote (xfrodobagginsx @ 19 Jul 2023 20:07)
The sun being blackened, the moon turning to blood, stars falling in the sky, the heavens rolling up like a scroll...I would call that petrifying....
Interestingly, these are all visual phenomena and each is associated with an actual event.
The sun being blackened from volcanic ash.
The moon turning to blood is caused by Earth's atmosphere.
Stars falling from the sky are meteors.
The Heavens rolling up like a scroll could be intense storm clouds.
So in the context of natural disaster, ancient people's were very observant and where albe to somewhat assign a meaning to these complex scientific processes.
Another cool example of ancient wisdom put into a collection of stories. Is the Bible fact? I don't think so but there is a lot of observational data which even for the atheist is unexpected.