Now, what exactly does this mean? The original Greek word used there is γῦρον (gyron), which is where the Latin “gyrum” comes from, both of which have a range of meanings: “round, circle, circumference, rotation, circular movement, circumnavigate, ring, horizon.” It’s true that “gyron” does not mean sphere or ball, but at the same time, it also doesn’t mean flat disk, and so given there is no other context surrounding the shape of the earth from Isaiah, the best conclusion we can come to is that the earth is some sort of round shape. What we see is that the Lord God is said to be upon the “orb” of the earth.
It is that sitteth upon the orb ( חוּג, γῦρον, gyrum) of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. It is a commonly held belief among atheists and some uninformed Christians that the Bible, and Fathers of the Church, firmly believed that the earth was flat, and it wasn’t until modern science came along that this error was “corrected.” In this article, however, I’m going to demonstrate that this is completely false.Ī key text in the question of the earth’s shape comes from the Prophet Isaiah: For a detailed analysis of why speak of “the four corners of the earth” and “the pillars of the earth” is completely symbolic, see James Jordan’s article “ On the Geocentricity Question” (the article is not just about geocentrism, I promise).
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