John Nelson Darby, the Scofield Reference Bible, and the rise of old-earth creationism
How did they help promote old earth creationism?
day-age-theory
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Sevens in the Bible: a reason to doubt God created in a literal week?
A reason to doubt God created in a literal week?
Does the Bible compel an old-earth interpretation?
Is the Bible so clearly an old-earth book that a young-earth reading is absurd?
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?
Evolution/long ages contradicts Genesis order of Creation
Genesis and evolution disagree about both time frame and order of events.
Apparent age vs functional maturity
Did Adam and Eve have navels, and the first trees have growth rings? Did God create light in transit from stars? What did Philip Gosse really teach?
Age of the earth
Data from many different sources point to a young age for the cosmos; not billions
of years.
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.