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Adam's Dominion and Christ's Universal Reign

Cited scripture

  • Gen 1:26 — And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
  • Gen 1:28 — And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over ever
  • Ps 8:6 — Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

Affirmed by

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

Historic voices touch this

48 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

  • Catechism of the Catholic Church · 13 passages
  • Theology of the Body · 8 passages
  • Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 6 passages
  • City of God · 6 passages
  • Summa Theologica · 6 passages
  • Homilies on the Gospel of John · 2 passages
  • Epistle of Barnabas · 2 passages
  • Against the Arians (Orationes contra Arianos) · 2 passages
  • An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 2 passages
  • Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage