Days? or ages? : the Genesis question : a layman looks at Creation's calendar / [print]
Genesis question Layman looks at Creation's calendar
Jerry Harmon.
- Bloomington, Indiana : WestBow Press, (c)2016.
- v, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
Chapter 1: Questions, Questions: What Is the Question? Chapter 2: What Are the Current Views? Chapter 3: What Does History Show? Chapter 4: What Should We Observer about Genesis 1 and 2? Chapter 5 One Week, or Longer? Chapter 6: What Is the Genesis Sequence of Creation? and Does Scripture Say When It Began? Chapter 7: What Then, Can Be Said?
Includes bibliographical references.
Evolution or Creation? -- Where Are We Now? -- Where Do We Begin? -- What Can We Do?. Special Creation -- Gap Theory -- Day-Age Theory -- Revelation-Day Theory -- Intermittent-Day Theory -- Progressive Creationism -- Literary Framework Theory -- Theistic Evolution -- Higher Critics View -- What Else?. Westward Ho, to the Far East? -- But the Earth Must Be Flat! -- Anitpodes? Impossible! -- A Geocentric Earth? -- Celestial "Signs and Wonders"? -- What Then, Was Wrong?. A Look at the Problem -- A Look at Biblical Hebrew -- What is Transliteration? -- Which Version is Best? -- The Importance of Context. How Long Was the Sixth Day? -- Did the Garden Actually Grow? -- Was Natural Process Involved? -- What Then, Does "Day" Mean? -- A Command-Process Sequence? -- Are There Other Observations? -- What Do Other Scriptures Say? -- What Then, Might We Conclude?. In the Beginning -- Preparing the Heavens and the Earth -- The Creation of Life -- Does Scripture Say When Creation Began? -- What Might the Numbers Mean? -- Are Generations Missing? -- Is There a Solution?. Concluding Observations -- Genesis 1:1-2:3.
"Days? or Ages? offers a fresh look at a centuries-old debate. Does the Bible say creation was accomplished within one week of time beginning a few thousand years ago, or over countless millennia beginning millions or even billions of years in the distant past? Opinions abound from biblical scholars, scientists and laypeople alike, and achieving a clear perspective can be difficult at best. This work summarizes a thorough examination of Genesis 1, including relevant passages from other parts of the Bible, all in plain, straightforward language. Rather than begin with assumptions, as so many opinions do, and from there select and interpret scriptures in such a way as to support a given view; this work instead first provides a detailed examination of what Scripture itself appears to reveal-all Scripture that bears on the issue-and then examines what one might reasonably conclude. Although written by a layman, it draws from a wealth of scholarly works by some of the world's leading theologians and other learned professionals. What ever one's opinion might be, this thesis will be informative reading and a significant resource to help clear away some of the clouds of mystery surrounding one of the Bible's most challenging subjects."
9781512726640 9781512726633
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Bible.--Genesis, I--Evidences, authority, etc.
Bible and science. Creation--Biblical teaching. Creationism.