Did the Bible Predict the Big Bang? A Critique of Dr. Hugh Ross and the "Stretching of the Heavens"

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Did the Bible describe the Big Bang? Is Dr. Hugh Ross right about his scientific analysis of the Old Testament? Dr. Josh deals with his argument about "stretching out the heavens" and its relation to the Big Bang.

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https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/orie... - University of Chicago Oriental Institute, great collection of free books and articles
http://www.livius.org - general encyclopedia on the ancient world
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk - Mesopotamian literature
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