Pico's Heptapros: A Syncretic Interpretation of Genesis

Pico's Heptapros is structured in keeping with the system he apparently took from his Kabbalistic sources. This system recognizes three so-called worlds, namely the sublunary realm where we live, the celestial world, and then an intelligible world which may be identified with Platinian intellect or angel or liceperot. Along with this syncretic metaphysical picture, Pico offers a syncretic interpretation of Genesis that simultaneously has multiple meanings.