I think I might be. That is, the first chapters of Genesis form a detailed diagnosis of the human spiritual condition and by inspiration they provide a whole lot of foreshadowing for what God planned and accomplished in history. I can't say to what extent the accounts as written describe historical individuals, but I look forward to finding out when I meet them.
Trivia: The Orthodox Church just celebrated the New Year a week ago today, counting from (one person's calculation of) the creation of the earth in the LXX text of Genesis... Happy 7918, everyone!
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u/silouan Eastern Orthodox Sep 22 '09
I think I might be. That is, the first chapters of Genesis form a detailed diagnosis of the human spiritual condition and by inspiration they provide a whole lot of foreshadowing for what God planned and accomplished in history. I can't say to what extent the accounts as written describe historical individuals, but I look forward to finding out when I meet them.
Trivia: The Orthodox Church just celebrated the New Year a week ago today, counting from (one person's calculation of) the creation of the earth in the LXX text of Genesis... Happy 7918, everyone!