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==Background==

==Background==

Throughout the vast majority of Christian and Jewish history, the dominant view was [[Young Earth Creationism|the earth was young]], created roughly around 4000 B.C., and that the [[Great Flood]] in Genesis was a global and historical event.<ref name="HBackground">Terry Mortenson, [http://creation.com/the-19th-century-scriptural-geologists-historical-background The 19th century scriptural geologists: historical background]. ''creation.com''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref><ref name="Turpin"/> An extremely great number of Christian leaders throughout history, such as [[Basel the Great]], [[Augustine]], [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]], and [[John Wesley]], believed in a young earth and/or a literal six-day creation.<ref name="HBackground"/><ref name="Turpin"/><ref>Beeke, Joel R. (October 2, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/age-of-the-earth/what-did-reformers-believe-about-age-earth/ What Did the Reformers Believe about the Age of the Earth?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 30, 2017.</ref>

Throughout the vast majority of Christian and Jewish history, the dominant view was [[Young Earth Creationism|the earth was young]], created roughly around 4000 B.C., and that the [[Great Flood]] in Genesis was a global and historical event.<ref name="HBackground">Terry Mortenson, [https://creation.com/the-19th-century-scriptural-geologists-historical-background The 19th century scriptural geologists: historical background]. ''creation.com''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref><ref name="Turpin"/> An extremely great number of Christian leaders throughout history, such as [[Basel the Great]], [[Augustine]], [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]], and [[John Wesley]], believed in a young earth and/or a literal six-day creation.<ref name="HBackground"/><ref name="Turpin"/><ref>Beeke, Joel R. (October 2, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/age-of-the-earth/what-did-reformers-believe-about-age-earth/ What Did the Reformers Believe about the Age of the Earth?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 30, 2017.</ref>

However, during the [[Enlightenment|"Enlightenment,"]] society stopped placing [[Bible|God's Word]] first, where it belongs.<ref name="HBackground"/> They started replacing the clear biblical teaching of creation with a man-made belief in long ages.<ref name="HBackground"/> Belief in long ages was not a new idea when [[Charles Darwin]] wrote his ''[[The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Origin of Species]]''.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, [[theological liberalism]] developed in formerly orthodox denominations.

However, during the [[Enlightenment|"Enlightenment,"]] society stopped placing [[Bible|God's Word]] first, where it belongs.<ref name="HBackground"/> They started replacing the clear biblical teaching of creation with a man-made belief in long ages.<ref name="HBackground"/> Belief in long ages was not a new idea when [[Charles Darwin]] wrote his ''[[The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Origin of Species]]''.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, [[theological liberalism]] developed in formerly orthodox denominations.

===Views===

===Views===

Due to their upholding of the authority of Scripture, the scriptural geologists believed that the six days of creation were literal days, that the earth was created around 4000 B.C., and that the entire narrative of [[Genesis]] 1-11 was factual history.<ref name="HBackground"/><ref name="ThenAndNow">Johns, Warren H. (November 30, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/age-of-the-earth/scriptural-geology-then-and-now/ Scriptural Geology, Then and Now]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> They criticized old earth proponents for several reasons, including biblical and theological, logical, as well as scientific and geological.<ref name="HBackground"/>

Due to their upholding of the authority of Scripture, the scriptural geologists believed that the six days of creation were literal days, that the earth was created around 4000 B.C., and that the entire narrative of [[Genesis]] 1–11 was factual history.<ref name="HBackground"/><ref name="ThenAndNow">Johns, Warren H. (November 30, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/age-of-the-earth/scriptural-geology-then-and-now/ Scriptural Geology, Then and Now]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> They criticized old earth proponents for several reasons, including biblical and theological, logical, as well as scientific and geological.<ref name="HBackground"/>

While the scriptural geologists did not believe in long ages, they (unlike what secularists and evolutionists mistakenly believe of those who disagree with them) they fully supported the study of science and geology as long as the inerrant Bible was placed above man's ideas.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, they argued respectfully rather than using faulty ''[[ad hominem]]'' attacks.<ref name="HBackground"/>

While the scriptural geologists did not believe in long ages, they (unlike what secularists and evolutionists mistakenly believe of those who disagree with them) they fully supported the study of science and geology as long as the inerrant Bible was placed above man's ideas.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, they argued respectfully rather than using faulty ''[[ad hominem]]'' attacks.<ref name="HBackground"/>