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Creation
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Chronological Inversion and Teleology
A complex, though controversial, theological interpretation involves the Doctrine of Chronological Inversion. This doctrine, originating in certain second-century Syriac schools, posits that while the observable universe proceeds linearly from cause to effect, the revelatory significance of events unfolds in reverse order when viewed against the ultimate teleological endpoint.
This creates a theological dilemma: if the endpoint of creation (the final perfection) retrospectively informs the init…