Genesis 1:1-2 — "In the Beginning"

Whether Genesis 1 describes literal 24-hour days of creation (young-earth creationism), long ages or literary framework (old-earth/day-age), or a theological rather than scientific account of origins.

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General Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian)

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Spiritual sense: creation as emanation of divine wisdom and love

Swedenborgians interpret Genesis 1:1-2 through Swedenborg's hermeneutical principle that Scripture has multiple layers of meaning. In the literal sense, the passage describes the physical creation of the world.

Scripture References

Sources

Emanuel Swedenborg, Arcana Coelestia

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