Re: [asa] Humanity and the Fall: Questions and a Survey (imagination)

The passage in Augustine is De Genesi ad litteram libri xii, IV, 52,
citing his version of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 18:1: "He created all
things simultaneously together." LXX, as translated, has: "He that liveth
forever created all things in general."

I would say that what you suggest is not that different from the
contemporary view that the original creation was the Big Bang, with the
universe developing according to God's principles since.
Dave

On Thu, 1 May 2008 15:23:25 -0600 "Bethany Sollereder"
<bsollereder@gmail.com> writes:

Dave: From my reading of Augustine, he seems to be saying that anything
that was a process (seven-day creation or evolutionary creation) would be
inappropriate for God because that would mean he in some sense would
'stoop' to enter time. Therefore, creation had to be instantaneous
because an eternal God could only interact instantaneously without
compromising his 'eternality'. When you speak of the mistranslation,
where are you talking about? I'm not sure that I'm familiar with the
passage you are referring to, could you let me know so I can read up on
it?

Thanks!
Bethany Sollereder

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