A
MATTER
of DAYS
Resolving A
Creation Controversy
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Ross, Hugh (Hugh Norman), 1945–
A matter of days: resolving a creation controversy / Hugh Ross.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57683-375-5
1. Creation. 2. Earth--Age. 3. Biblical cosmology. I. Title.
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6. Toward Better Interpretations
12. Faith, Morality, and Long Creation Days
13. Big Bang: The Bible Said It First
14. Scientific Signs of Old Age
15. Challenges to an Old Cosmos
16. The Reliability of Radiometric Dating
17. The Scientific Case for a Young Cosmos
18. Physical Reality Breaks Through the Fog
21. A Clear “Day” Interpretation
22. Councils Attempt to Bring Calm
23. Tranquillity Through Testing
Appendix A: The Meaning of Faith in the Bible
Appendix B: Creation Passages in the Bible
Appendix C: The “Voice” of Nature
Illustrations
Figures
16.1. Rubidium-Strontium Isochron Plot
21.1. The Point of View for Genesis 1
Tables
6.1. Major Creation Accounts in the Bible
9.1. Scriptural Evidences That Plants and Primitive Animals Experience Life and Death
21.1. Order of Genesis 1 Events
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About A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation ControversyCreation—it’s all in six days’ work. But did the creation days of Genesis last hours or epochs? The length of time represented by the word day sparks a storm of controversy. Lightning strikes and thunder roars with questions at the core of this debate: • Does belief in an old earth equate to belief in evolution? • Was there any kind of death before the Fall? • Does the Bible speak of a “big bang”? • Is God’s plan a restored paradise or a whole new creation? In A Matter of Days, respected author and astronomer Hugh Ross, Ph.D., addresses these questions and explores how the creation-day controversy developed. History, theology, science, and Scripture reveal creation’s big picture. |
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