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2,200

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[*]The canon

Two thousand years of careful argument. One bookshelf.

Athanasius
c. 296 – 373
Alexandrian Father
Chrysostom
c. 347 – 407
Antiochene Preacher
Augustine
354 – 430
Bishop of Hippo
Aquinas
1225 – 1274
Scholastic
Luther
1483 – 1546
Wittenberg Reformer
Calvin
1509 – 1564
Geneva Reformer
Owen
1616 – 1683
Puritan Divine
Edwards
1703 – 1758
Northampton Pastor
Spurgeon
1834 – 1892
Prince of Preachers
Bavinck
1854 – 1921
Dutch Reformed
Vos
1862 – 1949
Biblical Theologian
Bonhoeffer
1906 – 1945
German Confessor
+two thousand more across the canon

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Faithful theology is rooted in Scripture, shaped by the historic creeds, and refined through centuries of careful reflection by the church. Theostack is built on that conviction.

We stand within the broad stream of Protestant orthodoxy — affirming the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, the triune nature of God, and the historic confessions that have guided the church through every generation.

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How did Augustine read Genesis 1?

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Augustine treats Genesis 1 across multiple registers in De Genesi ad Litteram I.1, distinguishing literal from figurative readings. In Confessiones XII.27 he revisits the same passages to argue that Scripture admits more than one true reading where the text itself is not constraining.

Sources verified

[*]Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram I.1
[*]Augustine, Confessiones XII.27
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