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496 is so brief that it would almost seem, from the preponderance of unreality in the whole narrative, as if reality

did not predominate over the unreal, the light side over the dark, the straight line of Spirit over the mortal deviations and inverted images of the Creator and His creation.

Spiritually followed, the Book of Genesis is the history of the untrue image of God, named mortal man. This

deflection of Being, rightly viewed, serves to suggest the proper reflection of God, and the spiritual actuality of man, as given in the first chapter of Genesis. When the crude forms of human thought take on higher symbols and significations, the Scientifically Christian views of the universe will appear, illuminating time with the glory of eternity.

In the following exegesis, each text is followed by its spiritual interpretation, according to the teachings of Christian Science.

The Infinite hath no beginning. This word beginning is employed to signify the first, — that is, the eternal

verity and unity of God and man, including the universe. The creative Principle — Life, Truth, and Love — is God. The universe reflects Him. There is but one Creator and one creation. This creation consists of the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their identities, which are embraced in the infinite Mind, and forever reflected. These ideas range from the