We've been considering the various options for interpreting the creation account in Genesis. Last time we looked at two young earth theories and today we'll survey three old earth perspectives, including the day age theory, modified day-age theory, and a non-literal approach. For each Will Barlow explains the basics and offers a gentle critique.

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What have we seen so far?

• Genesis was written to a group of ancient people coming out of slavery• The questions that they were asking of the text are different than the questions that we ask

Many views of Genesis 1Perhaps the easiest way to divide them is:

• Young-earth views• Old-earth views• Views compatible with either

Old-Earth Views

• “Day-Age” and modified “Day-Age”— Hugh Ross, Gerald Schroeder• “Theistic Evolution” — Francis Collins• Gap and modified gap — Scofield Bible• “Day-Age” and modified “Day-Age”— Hugh Ross, Gerald Schroeder• “Theistic Evolution” — Francis Collins• Gap and modified gap — Scofield Bible

Day-AgeThere are various versions of Day-Age:

• Standard• Earth-bound perspective (Hugh Ross)

Pros of Standard Day-AgeHere are some pros with the standard formulation of Day-Age:

• Generally, the sequence of events seems like it could be a plausible representation from an ancient person’s perspective of the scientific order of events• In the Bible, “day” can mean more than one 24-hour period

Examples of Lo