To what extent did they (Jesus, the disciples, Paul, etc.) believe in the creation account in Genesis, and how literally did they take it?
Nowadays, it is common to see Christians who believe literally that Adam and Eve were historical figures, often viewing the theory of evolution as a threat.
On the other hand, there is another group of Christians who accept that it is not literal, seeing it instead as a mythological and poetic narrative rather than a historical one.
However, this group does not stop there; they sometimes make the curious claim that “Genesis was never understood as literal.” Does that hold up? Would the people I mentioned in the title have believed in Adam and Eve as historical figures?
u/Alarming-Cook3367 — 1 day ago