Adam and Eve. The biblical perspective and the evolutionary perspective. Introductory aspects Cover Image

Adam și Eva. Perspectiva biblică și perspectiva evoluționistă. Aspecte introductive
Adam and Eve. The biblical perspective and the evolutionary perspective. Introductory aspects

Author(s): Daniela Luminita Ivanovici
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Religion and science , Biblical studies, Systematic Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: EDITURA RENAȘTEREA
Keywords: evolutionism; Adam and Eve; creationism; theistic evolutionism; ancestral sin; the young earth;

Summary/Abstract: This paper is an introduction to the problem of the relationship between the creation of man in Genesis 1-3 and the scientific perspective of the evolution of the human species. Therefore, we aimed to identify the main research questions and the objectives arising from them. As main questions we have: Did death exist before the fall of man? How did the fall affect the entire creation? How does the biblical account of human creation reconcile with the information about the multitude of hominid species provided by paleontology? At what point in history did Adam and Eve appear and what species were they part of? When exactly did they become in the image and likeness of God? Consistent with these questions, we will have as objectives: the state of the world before the fall of Adam; the creation and fall of man; the origin of death and evil in creation. Another section of this paper deals with the way in which Orthodox theologians approached the problem of the creation-evolution relationship and the solutions they proposed.

  • Issue Year: 3/2020
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 8-17
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian