Puritanhead
Puritan Board Professor
I was watching something about dinosaurs and recollect debates when we were in college... old earth v. young earth.
What do learned scholars here-- think of the bountiful old earth theories that the earth was met with some earlier cataclysm and God make things anew. For example, my Reformation Study Bible notes on Genesis 1 declare:
Not sure that explains things, but I understand Unger's commentary takes such an approach. It also rolled up in the idea that the days in the creative narrative are merely symbolic of periods... I believe the Hebrew is "yom."
I'm partisan to young earth idea myself.
[Edited on 2-23-2006 by Puritanhead]
What do learned scholars here-- think of the bountiful old earth theories that the earth was met with some earlier cataclysm and God make things anew. For example, my Reformation Study Bible notes on Genesis 1 declare:
Some suggest that vv. 1 and 2 refer to two separate creative acts separated by a span of time. They argue that the initial creation fell into a desolate condition (perhaps because of the fall of Satan), and that the Hebrew word here translated "was" should be rendered "became." This view is very doubtful, however, because the the description, "without form, and void" refers more naturally to a creation yet to be formed and filled, rather than to one that had fallen into disrepair.
Not sure that explains things, but I understand Unger's commentary takes such an approach. It also rolled up in the idea that the days in the creative narrative are merely symbolic of periods... I believe the Hebrew is "yom."
I'm partisan to young earth idea myself.
[Edited on 2-23-2006 by Puritanhead]