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==Does the Bible attempt to define pi?==

==Does the Bible attempt to define pi?==

Virtually all serious students of the [[Bible]] say no.  Still, critics frequently claim that the Bible contains an incorrect value for pi<ref>http://www.cygnus-study.com/writings/allowableerror.shtml</ref>, and the question is raised frequently enough to earn mention in The Skeptics Annotated Bible.

Virtually all serious students of the [[Bible]] say no.  Still, critics frequently claim that the Bible contains an incorrect value for pi<ref>http://www.cygnus-study.com/writings/allowableerror.shtml</ref>, and the question is raised frequently enough to earn mention in the [[Skeptics Annotated Bible]].

The claim is based on a verse in the [[I Kings|first book of Kings]]:

The claim is based on a verse in the [[I Kings|first book of Kings]]:

{{bible quote|He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten [[cubit]]s from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.|book=1_Kings|chap=7|verses=23|version=NIV}}

{{bible quote|He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten [[cubit]]s from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.|book=1_Kings|chap=7|verses=23|version=NIV}}