Dazed about the Days? Don’t be!
Genesis 1:1-2:4: a contribution towards reconciling differences From The Presbyterian Banner, March 2004 THE CREATION DAYS I offer five propositions, add some explanatory notes and draw conclusions. 1. The primary meaning of the Hebrew term yom (day) is in reference to a normal day of about 24 hours. Unless the context requires otherwise the primary meaning should be maintained. The Hebrew term yom has the same range of meanings as the English word day. It is natural to immediately think of ordinary days as we read the creation account for the first time, for we have a seven-day week as did Israel. Still, it isRead More →