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Author Topic:   A Genesis Day and the Age of the Earth: what does the Bible say?
gluadys
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Message 5 of 121 (479171)
08-25-2008 8:28 AM


I found this to be a helpful explanation of Genesis 1.
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There are certainly many possible ways to understand various phrases in the text. e.g. Does Gen. 1:1 refer to a creative event before Day 1 or is it an introductory summary of the chapter and refer to the whole seven days? It could be either and it is largely a matter of preference that determines one's stance.
It is true as the OP says that the text is written from an earth-bound view. We should remember that this includes the cosmological view of the writer.

  
gluadys
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Message 18 of 121 (479278)
08-25-2008 10:42 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Bambootiger
08-25-2008 9:02 PM


Re: So How Old Does This Make the World in People Time?
True. People who treat this as an equation rather than a simile are missing the point.

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Message 21 of 121 (479349)
08-26-2008 3:36 PM
Reply to: Message 20 by AlphaOmegakid
08-26-2008 10:30 AM


Re: But context defines it meaning
AlphaOmegakid writes:
Yes, I understand that "yom" has many meanings just like our word "day", but the meaning is understood by the context. There is no context that indicates long ages in Genesis 1. The context indicates short periods of time. Even the "1000" year period day should only be invoked when prophecy is being used and not in a historical narrative IMO. A prophetic day can have different meanings within the scripture.
The problem is there is no long age context, unless you bring it in from the outside.
You didn't respond about God's comments on creation in Exodus. What do you think the context says there about "day".
When I use the phase "24 hour day" that is my phrase, not the scriptures. When I say 24 hour day, I mean a short period day. It could be the morning, the evening, or both combined. It still is a relatively short period of time on the earth (24 hours or less). The context of Genesis 1 and Exodus 20 are only consistent with short period days.
Ok, let's go with that. The immediate context of Genesis 1:1-2:3a is an ordinary (24-hr) day. What does that imply?
To me, it implies that the Genesis account is not to be taken literally for all the reasons that have been enumerated here and in many contexts going back at least to Augustine.

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