>Although most theologians of the early Church read the scriptures as indicating a flat earth, Augustine was not so sure. But he was vehement in denouncing the view that human beings lived at the antipodes, that is, on the opposite side of earth. If they did, they would not be able to see Christ descending from the heavens at the Second Coming.
What did he mean by this? Did he literally think Jesus was living the sky? A sky-fairy, so to say?
Yup, that's the idea. Heaven is literally above us. This is what Chrustians believed until convincingly proven otherwise.
>>1194294
in*
>>1194294
>Did he literally think Jesus was living the sky? A sky-fairy, so to say?
That doesn't suggest he did in any way
>>1194509
What's this heaven he's talking about, above the earth?
>>1194521
A metaphor.
Another thing in organised religion that is 100% literal until proven wrong, at which time it becomes a metaphor and has always been one, and you are stupid for not knowing it was.
>>1194294
Jesus and God literally live in the sky in the New Testament.
Paul describes how when Jesus returns people will literally fly up to the sky and float with him in his sky kingdom.
>>1194717
where'd you get that hat? I need to get me one of those
>>1194717
Are you unwilling to actually discuss this?
>>1194658
You are stupid for not knowing this and for thinking he said this
>>1194729
He didn't say that?
>>1194294
>Although most theologians of the early Church read the scriptures as indicating a flat earth
No, that's a late 19th century myth.
>Did he literally think Jesus was living the sky?
No, that he would descend down from space like a so called spaceman.
>Acts 1
>The Ascension of Jesus. 6 When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He answered them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9 When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. 10 While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.”
>>1194793
>No, that he would descend down from space like a so called spaceman.
Hardly a difference
>>1194725
There's a field called "theology". It's basically dead today, but in Augustine's time it was hot shit. Basically in theology you pretend that a religion is true (christianity for example) and then you apply it to the natural world, and you theoretically test how that would actually work out. Although it requires you take your fedora off in order to understand it, that's why you probably don't get it.
>>1195173
>theology
>testing anything
Pick one and only one
>>1195173
So this is the process by which literal meanings turn into metaphors?
>>1194793
>No, that's a late 19th century myth.
Source?
