ok, fine. reading literally.
Genesis 1:1 begins with an introductory statement to the effect that when the earth and heavens were created God did it. The actual day one does not begin until the Spirit begins to move upon the desolate void earth. The days are relative to the work being done on each day.
All we know for sure about the length of days one, two, three is that their was no means of determining the days since the sun, moon, solar system, and stars relative to earth did not exist and the length of day four is undetermined also. Therefore the length of those days in not known except for which day.
the days are defined, as evenings + morning. just like every other day. the sum of these days forms the model for the work week, which is neccessarily 7 days.
if we are reading literally, they are seven 24 hour days, and form the literal basis for the week. if we are reading metaphorically, they could be abstract periods of time (a reading i disagree with). either way, there is
no shift in the language, and no distinction made by the text. the days are all the same basic units.
it's simply a fact of the text that you have to accept -- there is light before the sun. there is daytime before the sun. the days opperate on the same principles before the creation of the sun as they do after.
I edited a change on length of days on plants as that was my mistake in my statement. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
while admitting your mistakes is honest, editting posts to cover them up is not. we all make mistakes.
Genesis 1:1's introductory statement is about the cosmos and the planet earth, not the firmament between the earth waters and sky waters/clouds which are relative to only the earth's atmosphere, so day three is not when planet earth was created nor is day two when the cosmos heavens were created.
another false distinction. why does "heaven" mean one thing in one verse, but something completely different only seven verses later? clearly, they are the same thing.
This thread topic is about your take on the creation account. Why not itemize your own as I have done?
i believe i did just that, though not to completion.
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