Interpretations of the Genesis creation story Flashcards

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Literal interpretations of Genesis

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that god created the world in exactly 7 days- world is 5700 years old
creationist approach
they reject any science that says otherwise

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All Christians agree…

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god was the one who created the usniverse
that god is just
that he is good and loves adam and eve
humans are created in his image but lack his perfection

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the creation story as a myth

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created and is a myth
important truths but not literal
mythological- order of accounts
conveys the relationship with god
theistic evolution
life developed through the process of evolution

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the creation story compatible with science

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billions of years to create the world
because it could make scenes with the science
time could not be the same as for us

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