Apparently, YECs take Genesis 1:3-5 as a description of what God did in the first day of the universe, "day" being literally 24 hours, even though the Sun did not exist then. And so on until the first Sabbath (the seventh day, Genesis 2:2), when God was finished with his work. If that statement is correct, we have an apparently irreconcilable conflict with the findings of modern science, which claims evidence for deep time (billions of years).
Could that exegesis by YECs be wrong? If so, what is the correct exegesis?
Is there any argument against regarding Genesis 1:1-2 as a summary (or, if you like, executive summary)?
One argument against the YEC exegesis is that God is timeless (forever and ever; if you like, out of time). The universe's creation had to occur in an infinitesimal instant. Any planning, any decision for the universe, had to be done in that instant.
[I think that's enough of a start for now. I may have more argument later.]
Could that exegesis by YECs be wrong? If so, what is the correct exegesis?
Is there any argument against regarding Genesis 1:1-2 as a summary (or, if you like, executive summary)?
One argument against the YEC exegesis is that God is timeless (forever and ever; if you like, out of time). The universe's creation had to occur in an infinitesimal instant. Any planning, any decision for the universe, had to be done in that instant.
[I think that's enough of a start for now. I may have more argument later.]
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