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Talk:Genesis 1-8 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 13:10, November 28, 2009
, 13:10, November 28, 2009→24 hours rather than days?
::The notion of changing to a 24 hour day would be historically and theologically inaccurate. The current usage of the terms hour, day, week, etc. are based on the commonly-accepted standard, the Gregorian Calendar. On the basis that this standard was adopted following a papal bull from Gregory XIII in 1582, clearly after Genesis was written, by a mortal being, and not by God, it is unacceptable to alter the original syntax.
::The notion of changing to a 24 hour day would be historically and theologically inaccurate. The current usage of the terms hour, day, week, etc. are based on the commonly-accepted standard, the Gregorian Calendar. On the basis that this standard was adopted following a papal bull from Gregory XIII in 1582, clearly after Genesis was written, by a mortal being, and not by God, it is unacceptable to alter the original syntax.
::More significantly, our conception of time is dependent upon human perception. In other words, what a day is to a human (approx. 24 hrs) is not likely to be the same as what it is to God. How do we know that it didn't take six billion years to create the Heavens and the Earth, with one day of Gods work being the equivalent of six billion years within our own perception of time?
::More significantly, our conception of time is dependent upon human perception. In other words, what a day is to a human (approx. 24 hrs) is not likely to be the same as what it is to God. How do we know that it didn't take six billion years to create the Heavens and the Earth, with one day of Gods work being the equivalent of six billion years within our own perception of time?
::Based on this, there should be little doubt that the language in this section of the text is stated definitively, and should not be altered. [[User:zlul355|zlul355]] 07:56, 28 Nov 2009 (EDT)
::Of course, "one day is a thousand years, and a thousand years is one day." However, the Hebrew calendar, which was in use at the time of the writing of the Bible, does not specify a definite length of one day, only that there is a sunrise and a sunset. Of course, this would mean that days in the extreme north and south could last for months, since the Sun does not set during the Summer. Hence, even this consideration is subject to debate.
::Based on this, there should be little doubt that the language in this section of the text is stated definitively, and should not be altered. [[User:zlul355|zlul355]] 08:10, 28 Nov 2009 (EDT)
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