What is the understanding between the Genesis account and the book of Abraham account of creation? (LDS)
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There seems to be a clear difference between the Pearl of Great Price and the Bible in terms of creation:
The Pearl of Great Price
> And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the
> beginning, and they, that is **the Gods**, organized and formed the
> heavens and the earth. - Abraham 4:1
The Bible
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> In the beginning **God** created the heavens and the earth. - Genesis 1:1
How does an LDS member interpret this distinction? Why does the Pearl of Great Price change from one God to multiple 'Gods'?
According to Biblical Hermeneutics, The Hebrew scripture implied a plural God ('Elohim') in singular context which in a Protestant/Catholic perspective would be perceived as the Triune God; How is this specific case interpreted from an LDS perspective? https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/8331/why-is-elohim-translated-as-god-rather-than-gods-in-genesis-11
Moreover if Jesus created the world, in Genesis 1:31, the word 'he' is used as a singular alongside 'God saw all he made' while God remains as Elohim in Hebrew acting as a plural in a singular context. Can Elohim be used for both Jesus and The Father in the LDS church?
> God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. - Genesis 1:31
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Feb 17, 2017, 11:21 PM
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