2 Peter 3:8—‘one day is like a thousand years’
Doesn’t 2 Peter 3:8 indicate that the days of creation might not be literal, but thousands of years long?
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Adam and Eve
What does the Bible tell us about our earliest ancestors?
Should Genesis be taken literally?
How would the original readers have understood it?
How could the days of Genesis 1 be literal if the sun wasn’t created until
the fourth day?
The meaning of yôm in Genesis 1:1–2:4
Despite claims to the contrary, the meaning of yôm in Genesis is not in doubt.
Creation days and Orthodox Jewish tradition
When the traditional sources are consulted, a day is literally a day.
Evenings and mornings
How can there be evenings and mornings in Genesis 1 before the creation of the sun on Day 4?
What was the ancient Jewish view of creation?
In the centuries before and after the coming of Jesus Christ, how did Jewish theologians understand the creation account in Genesis?
The necessity for believing in six literal days
The necessity for believing in six literal days
Who is being divisive about creation?
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Yom is not an Eon
Some argue the Hebrew word yôm in Genesis 1 means a long time period because they try to fit billions of years into the Bible. Have they got a point?
The days of Creation: A semantic approach
The days of Creation: A semantic approach