Allegorical interpretations of Genesis are readings of the biblical Book of Genesis that treat elements of the narrative as symbols or types, rather than viewing them literally as recording historical
Adam and Eve, by Albrecht Dürer (1507).
Augustine of Hippo
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Biblical literalism or biblicism is the strict adherence to the exact, plain sense of words or depictions in the Bible.
Imaginative portrayal of Origen by André Thévet
Portrait of Augustine of Hippo by Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century
Biblical literalists believe that the story of Noah's Ark (depicted in this painting by Edward Hicks) is historically accurate.
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