The Logos of Creation – a Patristic Approach of Gen 1-3
The Logos of Creation – a Patristic Approach of Gen 1-3

Summary/Abstract: Logos and rationality of creation are two of the most fundamental concepts of Christian Orthodox cosmology, built on the foundation of Saint John’s Gospel (Jn 1,1-3) and developed by the Fathers of the Church, culminating in Saint Maxim the Confessor theological synthesis. Modern biblical exegesis strives to determine the scientific accuracy of Old Testament cosmology, along with the analogies and similarities that Gen 1-3 has with other ANE cosmologies. However, considering the revealed and inspired dimension of the Scriptures, the Holy Fathers of the Church were not so much tempted to regard the literal and scientific level of the text. Instead, their focus was on the dialogical and rational character of the creation, which Cappadocian Fathers like Saint Basil the Great and Saint John Chrysostom, consider at the heart of the biblical cosmology. The present study aims to engage in a pursue of finding the rationality of creation that the Divine Logos, as Maxim the Confessor states, has planted and integrated in every element of creation as a clue for His presence and existence.

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