DAY-AGE THEORY
What Is the Day-Age Theory in Biblical Context?
This theory attempts to reconcile the six days of creation activity (Gen. 1) with the billions of years required by evolutionary chronology. However, there is overwhelming evidence that the "days" in Genesis 1 are ordinary solar days.
Moses, who wrote the entire Pentateuch, viewed the creation days in the same sense as a sabbath day—obviously, a literal day (Ex. 20:11).
The days were equally divided into periods of light and darkness. Obviously, plants could not survive through "nights" (i.e., periods of darkness) that lasted billions of years.
Plants were created on the third day, while other living creatures were not made until the fifth and sixth days. Plants that depend on insect pollination could never have survived millions of years, waiting for insects to arrive.
Heavenly movements determine methods of measuring time (e.g., years, months, and days), but nothing explains the "week" except for the creation span of Genesis 1.
In Genesis, "day" (Heb.yom ), when associated with a definite numeral, indicates a literal day (cf. 7:11; 8:14; 17:12).
It is a travesty to distort the Genesis record to conform to the Darwinian hypothesis.
Moses, who wrote the entire Pentateuch, viewed the creation days in the same sense as a sabbath day—obviously, a literal day (Ex. 20:11).
The days were equally divided into periods of light and darkness. Obviously, plants could not survive through "nights" (i.e., periods of darkness) that lasted billions of years.
Plants were created on the third day, while other living creatures were not made until the fifth and sixth days. Plants that depend on insect pollination could never have survived millions of years, waiting for insects to arrive.
Heavenly movements determine methods of measuring time (e.g., years, months, and days), but nothing explains the "week" except for the creation span of Genesis 1.
In Genesis, "day" (Heb.
It is a travesty to distort the Genesis record to conform to the Darwinian hypothesis.
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Are Genesis and Evolution Compatible? The Creation “Days” – Literal or Figurative?This article attempts to determine the meaning of the term “days” in connection with the creation week.
Critical Theory Attacks Genesis 1 and 2The liberal voices in the school of “Critical Theory” frequently assert that there are two accounts of creation in Genesis. This article answers this attack.
The Creation Week—Reflections on GenesisThis article is a listing of some of the many truths to be discovered from a study of Genesis chapter one.
Adapted from the book "Bible Words and Theological Terms Made Easy" by Wayne Jackson
