Genesis and cosmos : Basil and Origen on Genesis 1 and cosmology /

Genesis and cosmos : Basil and Origen on Genesis 1 and cosmology /

In Genesis and Cosmos Adam Rasmussen examines how Basil and Origen addressed scientific problems in their interpretations of Genesis 1. For the first time, he offers an in-depth analysis of Basil's thinking on three problems in Scripture-and-science: the nature of matter, the super-heavenly wat...

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Main Author: Rasmussen, Adam (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2019.

Series: The Bible in Ancient Christianity 14.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390805.

Subjects:

Basil, > Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, > approximately 329-379.
Origen. > Influence.
Bible. > Genesis, I > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Cosmology, Ancient.
Cosmogony.
Religion and science.

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Call Number: BR65.B36 R37 2019

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Scripture and Science
  • Origen, Basil, and Secular Education
  • The Interpretation of Scripture
  • "The earth was invisible and unformed": Prime Matter and Creatio ex Nihilo
  • "A separator between water and water": Cosmology and Water above the Sky
  • "Let them be for signs": Astrology
  • Basil and the Legacy of Origen
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Index.