Gordon Brown
Department of Mathematics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0395
On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, jzlee wrote:
> On 4/20/98 16:50, Wendee Holtcamp said:
>
> >Augustine (5th century)
>
> I don't have much work by Irenaeus that I can think of, but I'll look at
> what I do have.
>
> As for Augustine, in Confessions, he provides a lengthy discourse on an
> allegorical interpretation of Genesis which is, IMHO, quite fascinating
> and edifying. I don't believe he specifically states his position on the
> length of each day, but the impression the reader is left with is that he
> doesn't buy the literal 7 X 24 creation. The book is available at most
> bookstores (and I imagine libraries), so I'd recommend getting a copy and
> giving that section a read.
>
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