ST I, q. 46

Of the Beginning of the Duration of Creatures

Next must be considered the beginning of the duration of creatures, about which there are three points for treatment:

(1) Whether creatures always existed?

(2) Whether that they began to exist in an article of Faith?

(3) How God is said to have created heaven and earth in the beginning?

Articles

  1. a. 1Whether the universe of creatures always existed?
  2. a. 2Whether it is an article of faith that the world began?
  3. a. 3Whether the creation of things was in the beginning of time?

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ST I, q. 46 — Of the Beginning of the Duration of Creatures - Ask the Summa