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Summary Of Cosmic Geography

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In chapter seven, one learns that cosmic geography as how people visualize the shape and structure of the world around them. Walton go on to discuss the cosmos and how the people of the ANE viewed the makeup of the cosmos and he compares structure versus function. Walton first discusses the structure of the heavens: the sky, the weather and waters above, and the celestial bodies. The heavens were primarily the place where the gods dwelt. The sky function is to hold back the waters above, the waters above are held back by the sky, the celestial bodies such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars are entities of the sky, functioning likewise with the distinction of the moon.
On page 169, Walton highlights “We have no reason to suppose that the

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