Reading the Bible through for the first time

I didn’t know screenshots were not allowed But what I had posted was what I was speculating on in relation to Gods image, the breath of life and historical timelines.

This was my line of thinking and I was curious how off base this is:

1. Adam and Eve’s Lineage: • Adam and Eve were the first humans made “in God’s image,” meaning they were biologically identical to other humans but endowed with higher cognitive and spiritual capacities, such as abstract reasoning, morality, and the ability to relate to God.

2. Other Human Populations: • Alongside Adam and Eve’s descendants, there existed other biologically identical human populations (non-Adamic humans) who lacked the “image of God” (higher thought and spirituality). These humans were otherwise capable of reproduction with Adam’s descendants.

3. The Role of Noah’s Lineage: • After the flood, Noah’s descendants carried forward the traits associated with being made in God’s image. • These descendants interbred with the non-Adamic human populations, spreading traits like abstract reasoning, morality, and spirituality.

4. Spread of the “Image of God”: • Through interbreeding, the divine traits associated with Noah’s lineage dispersed across human populations, accelerating intellectual and moral development. • This process explains the relatively rapid rise of advanced civilizations, such as those in Mesopotamia and Egypt, and eventually the emergence of Greek philosophy, which epitomized higher abstract reasoning and moral exploration.

5. Greek Philosophy as the Culmination: • The Greeks, benefiting from the spread of these traits over generations, represent the flowering of the divine “image” through their contributions to philosophy, ethics, and abstract thought. • Their intellectual advancements are seen as the natural outcome of the traits spread by Noah’s lineage.

6. Reconciliation of Theology and Science: • This theory bridges the biblical narrative with scientific evidence of human development and interbreeding by positing that divine traits were shared with broader populations over time, without requiring biological differences between Adam’s lineage and other humans.

Core Premise: My theory suggests that the “image of God” is a unique capacity for higher thought and morality, initially confined to Adam’s lineage and later spread to all humanity through interbreeding, laying the groundwork for the rise of civilization and advanced thought, such as Greek philosophy.