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105 IN THE BEGINNING 1 SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS 1: 1 BY J. C. M. VAN WINDEN O.F.M. The basic problem of Greek philosophy is that of the only by the &ezat' can the world exist and be grasped. This problem is unknown to Scripture 2. It is true that Genesis speaks of the origin of the world, but this origin is the Creator : 'Ev a?x? ??coi?6?v 6 TOl' ov?Oavov xat However, Jewish thinkers of the Hellenistic period and Christian thinkers, always attempting to explain the Bible in Greek philosophical terms, found in the Septuagint translation of these words of Genesis two points of contact with that philosophy. First, they saw the principle of Matter in the term "earth", especially because of the immediately subsequent words: ?') ao?oazos xat axa?a6xEVaaios 3. This interpretation has been studied in a former paper 4. The second point of contact was found in the term 6QZI). Although the Septua- gint used it in a neutral sense, thinkers steeped in Greek philosophy could scarcely avoid connecting it with the doctrine of the dozai. 1 W. K. C. Guthrie borrowed these opening words from the Bible for the title
Vigiliae Christianae – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1963
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