Genesis 1–2 Through the Ages: Interpretations from Antiquity to the Present - A Conversation with Prof. Dr. Kyle R. Greenwood (Old Testament scholar, Colorado Christian University)
25.10.2026 56 min
Zusammenfassung & Show Notes
How have people read the opening chapters of the Bible over the millennia? In this episode, we speak with Old Testament scholar Kyle Greenwood about his groundbreaking book, *Since the Beginning: Interpreting Genesis 1 and 2 Through the Ages*.
From Second Temple Jewish texts, rabbinic debates, and the allegorical readings of the Church Fathers through medieval scholasticism to the Reformation, Greenwood demonstrates that there has never been a single, dogmatic "original" reading of the creation story within Christianity and Judaism. A fascinating journey of discovery through two millennia of biblical interpretation!
From Second Temple Jewish texts, rabbinic debates, and the allegorical readings of the Church Fathers through medieval scholasticism to the Reformation, Greenwood demonstrates that there has never been a single, dogmatic "original" reading of the creation story within Christianity and Judaism. A fascinating journey of discovery through two millennia of biblical interpretation!