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In his ''Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti (Annals of the Old Testament, deduced from the first origins of the world)'' (''[[The Annals of the World]]'', part 1), Archbishop [[James Ussher]] claimed that the Earth was [[creationism|created]] in the year 4004 BC, from calculations derived from the generations of the [[Bible]].

In his ''Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti (Annals of the Old Testament, deduced from the first origins of the world)'' (''[[The Annals of the World]]'', part 1), Archbishop [[James Ussher]] claimed that the Earth was [[creationism|created]] in the year 4004 BC, from calculations derived from the generations of the [[Bible]].

:"In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth, Gen. 1, v. 1. Which beginning of time, according to our Chronologie, fell upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day of Octob[er] in the year of the Julian [Period] 710. The year before Christ 4004. The Julian Period 710."

:"In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth, [[Book of Genesis|Gen]]. 1, v. 1. Which beginning of time, according to our Chronologie, fell upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day of Octob[er] in the year of the [[Julian Calendar|Julian]] [Period] 710. The year before [[Christ]] 4004. The Julian Period 710."

Different [[Bible|Biblical]] scholars suggest that Ussher might be off by as much as 215 years in his calculation. The key points of [[Biblical chronology dispute|dispute]] that lead them to compute a different year for [[date of creation]] are the birth date of [[Abraham]], the Sojourn of the children of [[Jacob|Israel]] in [[Egypt]], and the length of the linked histories of the Divided Kingdoms [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]]. Secular historians, in addition, have attempted to synchronize the [[Exodus]] from [[Egypt]] at a date 201 years later than Ussher calculated for it.

Different [[Bible|Biblical]] scholars suggest that Ussher might be off by as much as 215 years in his calculation. The key points of [[Biblical chronology dispute|dispute]] that lead them to compute a different year for [[date of creation]] are the birth date of [[Abraham]], the Sojourn of the children of [[Jacob|Israel]] in [[Egypt]], and the length of the linked histories of the Divided Kingdoms [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]]. Secular historians, in addition, have attempted to synchronize the [[Exodus]] from [[Egypt]] at a date 201 years later than Ussher calculated for it.

In addition, [[Young earth creationism|young Earth creationists]], are flexible on the age of the Earth and do not take Ussher's calculation as the final word.  They believe that the Earth is anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 years old, but most young Earth creationists today hold to a date of about 6,000 years.

In addition, [[Young earth creationism|young Earth creationists]], are flexible on the age of the Earth and do not take Ussher's calculation as the final word.  They believe that the Earth is anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 years old, but most young Earth creationists today hold to a date of about 6,000 years.

Most scientists (mainly [[Theory of evolution|evolutionists]], but also [[Old Earth Creationism|old earth creationists]] as well) do not believe Ussher at all and, from geological evidence, estimate the Earth to be 4.6 billion years old.<ref>http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html</ref>

Most scientists (mainly [[Theory of evolution|evolutionists]], but also [[Old Earth Creationism|old earth creationists]] as well) do not agree with Usher's findings and, from geological evidence, estimate the Earth to be 4.6 billion years old.<ref>http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html</ref>

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