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Continue reading →: Striking the Heart of God
There is no denying that the creation accounts in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2/3 are different. In Genesis 1, God is Creator who, with great calculation and intentionality, creates all that there is in six days. In Genesis 2/3, the rhythm of the poetry seems to slow down to a…
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Continue reading →: Did Augustine Read Darwin? (A “Day” in Genesis 1, part 1)
Did St. Augustine of Hippo of 5th-century fame ever read Charles Darwin of 19th century fame? In Scientific Creationism, Henry Morris argues that the seven days of creation are literal 24-hour periods. Echoing other creationists, he states that the word in Genesis 1 for day (yom in the Hebrew) means…

