I don't KNOW God?

[gbrooks9 (George Brooks)]

@grog

In this “White Paper” a writer representing the rather ancient lineage of the Eastern Orthodox community of Massachusetts has no compunction about comparing the desire to interpret the Genesis account as a Non-Literal account of creation. He compares the process to the saintly efforts of St. Basil who wrote “On the Six Days of Creation”, in the 300’s CE, who incorporated the scientific information available to him in that period, to come to a more comprehensive understanding of the Jewish text!

Please see the pdf quoted below!

@gbrooks9

"The traditional Orthodox view of the Genesis account, therefore, does not see it as a literal scientific account of the physical processes of the origins of the physical universe, nor a scientific account of the origins of life, or of the origins of human existence. Thus, St. Basil writing his work “On the Six Days of Creation” in the fourth century, did not limit himself to the Genesis account, but used the scientific information and philosophical terminology of his day to present a balanced account of the origins of the world, both spiritual and scientific. "

Department of Religious Education (DRE) - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America