The Concept of "Day"
These are notes for an incomplete "Concept" page.
- Information is being added as the Bible Pages are added. In the end, everything will be compiled, further information added (as necessary), broken links connected, etc.
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Normally this is not an issue. The context normally shows us how the word "day" is to be interpreted - whether the "normal" idea of a 24 hour period of time, or the "symbolic" idea of an undefined span of time. Or some other way of understanding it.
However, when it comes to the creation account in Genesis 1, people who want to "merge" the Bible's account with the speculations of those who reject it will often change the contextually-natural definition of the word (a 24 hour time span) into an undefined period of time - often millions or billions of years! This artificial distortion of the meaning of Scripture didn't come about because there is anything within the context to warrant it. (There isn't.) Rather, it comes after the decision has been made to superimpose human speculation into the text!
- For more information about those speculations, refer to: 2 Peter 3:1-7.
Scripture Passages that Link to Here
- The word "Day" is used many times. Nothing in the context suggests anything other than a normal day! In fact, the word is defined in terms of "evening and morning" - and nothing in the context suggests that we define these terms any different than normal!
- This is a totally different account of events on Day 6 of creation. The word "Day" is used at the beginning of this account, and contextually, it is used in the sense of an undefined time period. Some versions of the Bible will translate the phrase "In the day God created..." as "When God created..." - and this would be a legitimate way to translate it.
Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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