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Genesis interpretations - how many are there?
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RE: Genesis interpretations - how many are there?
Oh there are tons. And this can be a sticky point among Christians even. I know some YEC groups are so emphatic about literal biblical inerrancy that they call into question the Salvation of anyone who holds an allegorical view. I tend to be wary of Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis for this very reason.

Honestly if you were to ask Christians individually how they interpret the two creation stories, outside of the super literal camp, you will get a lot of different insights and perspectives.

It gets interesting when you really start to look into the meanings of things, like the trees for instance. The two trees in the midst of Gan Eden. This can represent choice. Quite literally, do we choose life, or knowledge of good and evil? There's much more to consider here, rather than to assert that "the original sin was two humans eating fruits" and leaving it at that.

But others might see other totally different insights. And that's just on the meaning of the trees, let alone everything else.
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RE: Genesis interpretations - how many are there? - by JairCrawford - July 12, 2018 at 5:57 pm

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