The Amalgamation

Article from the website of archaeologist Dr Livingston: “The ‘Days’ of the Creation Week.” (2003)

http://www.ancientdays.net/creationdays.htm

In this, the author give s a clear and easy-to-read overview of various interpretations of Genesis 1 given by Christians, as well as a discussion of what the Bible itself actually says.

Excerpt:

What are the “DAYS”? How long were they?

Some Dates for Creation:

• Septuagint 5270 BC
• Jewish 3760 BC
• Josephus 5555 BC
• Luther 3961 BC
• Kepler 3993 BC
• Ussher 4004 BC

Some Interpretations of the Meaning of “Days”

1. Revelational day: God revealed to Moses how He did it in 6 visionary days, or during a 6 day period.
2. Long period of time — a geological age — a “day-age”.
3. Literal day (24 hours), separated by long ages.
4. See chart below…

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And, from another Dr Livingston article, “Five Pillars of Evolution” (2003):

http://www.ancientdays.net/fivepillars.htm

This website is worth a look. Dr Livingston is an archaeologist and theologian, and the rticles will be useful for anyone exploring apologetics.

The question of whether all the tasks assigned to Adam to complete on the sixth day of creation could have occured in a single, 24-hour day is a good one. It sure does sound like a lot of work - name the animals, for starters. Not to mention meeting and marrying the woman just created from a piece of his side!

Australian geologist/engineer and Christian apologist, Dr Tas Walker,  has written a handy review of the question, “could everything described on the sixth day of creation in Genesis 1 have actually fit into a single day?”

The article can be found at:

Walker, T. (2007), “Fitting everything in on the 6th day,” http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/5538/ (accessed 12 February 2008), Eight Mile Plains: Creation Ministries International.