in Genesis 1 and 2. Calvin’s famous, oft-cited statement that “he that would learn astronomy, and other recondite arts, let him go elsewhere,” seems apropos here.13 These chapters are not meant to be a guide for physics, chemistry, or even biology. It is one thing to argue, for example, that the word day (Hebrew, yom) in Genesis is referring to the solar, twenty-four-hour day; it is another to suggest that the account provides scientific information as to why a spider is different from a snake or