Dating the earth through the bible
One was the ‘gap’ view which argued there was an indefinitely long period of time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.Another idea was the ‘day-age’ view which said each ‘day’ in Genesis 1 was actually a long period of time.
These can then be matched to an ‘absolute’ astronomical calendar to determine an approximate age for the earth.This was done by a series of “scriptural geologists” with limited success, a history that Terry Mortenson documents in his book The other answer was to change one’s interpretation of Genesis.As a result, the 19th century saw the introduction of a number of new interpretations that attempted to synthesize Genesis 1 with a much longer period of time.For instance, in the Greek Septuagint Adam is 230 years old when he has Seth.In the later Hebrew Masoretic text, however, he is 130 years old.
Please do not hesitate to contact me; I’m ready to answer all your questions. ONE MORE HAPPY COUPLE AND OFFICIALLY REGISTERED MARRIAGE IN ANNABEL AGENCY IN AUGUST 2019!!!