12 December 2012

Pictures and words

Some commentators seem to regard Genesis 1 not as an account of creation, but as a picture of it. They either say this explicitly, or imply it. For instance, the 'framework' hypothesis is said by some to provide a sort of 'picture' of creation.

If the creation account is a picture, then something else is the real thing and tells us really about origins and the world. It is this that 'really happened' that defines us and the world we are in, and not the biblical account.

On this basis, the picture isn't worth even a single word; it doesn't tell us anything worthwhile! But the good news is, you don't have to buy this picture.