Genesis 1 states God created man in his image. Genesis 2 describes the creation of Adam. What is the Orthodox explanation for this?
Men before Adam?
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Could you be a more specific? Are you wondering “in what ways” man is created in Gods image?
If that’s the case, my understanding from my priest and from the book Orthodox Dogmatic Theology is that man having a rational mind,
free will, and an immortal soul is what it means to be made in the image of God. We will always be made in the image of God, but we can lose his likeness. That is our potential to be like God and be united to him.
If you are interested in Genesis, read Fr Seraphim Rose’s “Genesis and Early Man” and listen to this talk of his on YouTube
If that’s the case, my understanding from my priest and from the book Orthodox Dogmatic Theology is that man having a rational mind,
free will, and an immortal soul is what it means to be made in the image of God. We will always be made in the image of God, but we can lose his likeness. That is our potential to be like God and be united to him.
If you are interested in Genesis, read Fr Seraphim Rose’s “Genesis and Early Man” and listen to this talk of his on YouTube
One is a general overview and Gen 2 is detailed. The whole idea of "pre-Adamic races" prior to the Creation of Adam and Eve is a tempting yet erroneous 19th century heresy.
Would you recommend any sites or books that I could read more about this? Being raised Protestant my entire life, the pastor would talk about "eternity past" which would have been the time of cavemen and dinosaurs and so on. I'm curious where this came from and would like to read more about this time in history from an Orthodox source.
Reread Prores' response. He answers your question. The PDF of Genesis and Early Man can be found online.
Genesis, Creation and Early Man by Fr Seraphim Rose
Summary, and then details. Typical writing mechanism of the time, they’re both describing the same event.
After further research I realize this now. Thanks.