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Thesis in one line: the plain reading of Scripture, taken with immediate context and the rest of the Bible’s testimony, points strongly to six ordinary days of creative activity; the question ultimately rests on hermeneutics (how we read Scripture) as much as on science.
Close reading of Genesis 1 — what the text actually says + Study Guide, Graphics, PDF, and Commentary Analysis
Genesis 1 opens with the absolute statement, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1). The chapter then unfolds a tight, repetitive structure: six creative “days,” each introduced, acted upon, and closed with the refrain, “And there was evening and there was morning — the X day.” (Gen. 1:5, repeated). That evening-morning formula is the ancient Hebrew way of marking a normal day (sunset → sunrise), not an idiom for vague epochs.
The Hebrew word yôm translated “day” appears with an ordinal (“first day,” “second day”) and with the evening/morning framing. In classical Hebrew usage, that combination points to a literal, 24-hour day. The sequence is chronological and cumulative: forms (light, sky, land), then function-bearers (sun, moon), then life, culminating in humans made “in God’s image” (Gen. 1:26–27). The narrative’s rhythm, specificity, and sequential logic read as historical account rather than purely poetic symbolism.
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