The New Testament did in fact borrow much from first century science, i.e., from Stoic and Middle Platonic physics. That enriched their first-century teaching, placing Christ at the center of the cosmos and heaven above the outermost sphere. But there are no spheres and there is no cosmic center for anyone (whether Christ or Zeus) to occupy. My conclusion is that we have to abandon archaic cosmology, just as we do the Household Codes (men, women, slaves). Teilhard tried to update Colossians with his evolutionary theology, but no scientist took him very seriously. Better to look to modern cosmologists and speak of the gospel message than argue that ancient physics still somehow is valid.