A Matter of Days is a book on the young-earth vs. old-earth creationism debate written by astronomer and Christian apologist, Hugh Ross. Ross is an old-earth creationist, meaning he rejects both Darwinism and theistic evolution. He argues that both the scientific and Biblical data support an ancient universe. Not only does he provide evidence for his view, but he interacts with and critiques the arguments and objections raised by young-earth creationists.
If you are interested in the old-earth vs. young-earth debate, this is a must-read book.
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February 10, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Jason,
I haven’t read the book, but I believe that the old earth theory is possible. The day-age thing always seemed ridiculous to me. I’d thought that it was a modern twisting of Scripture. But then I learned that many pre-Darwin Christians interpreted the Biblical days as longer periods, often citing “a day is as a thousand years.”
Of course, that phrase doesn’t mean that a day equals 1,000 years, but just that “a day” can be extraordinarily long period of time to God. Still, I wouldn’t have thought that it meant that God would call something a “day” and mean an age, but if pre-Darwin Christians took that interpretation I can’t reject it out of hand.
Arthur
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February 10, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Arthur,
Yes, that’s true. Many think the old earth position was an accomodation to Darwinism, but that’s not the case. There have been a variety of interpretations of Genesis 1 even prior to Darwinism, one of which was an old earth perspective. Their reasons were exegetical, not scientific.
Jason
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February 16, 2010 at 9:58 am
Thanks Jason,
Will have to see if I can grab a copy from somewhere. I’d be keen to see how he critiques the young-earth creationist arguments (which is where I currently stand).
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