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Gleason L. Archer, the director of the NASB bible translation spoke 24 languages at his death.  In  his Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, he points out key details about the creation of "days" in Genesis. He notes that the Hebrew text for the six creative days lacks a definite article. Translations like "the first day" are, he argues, inaccurate. Instead, the original Hebrew reads "day one" and "a second day," continuing this pattern. In Hebrew prose, a definite article usually signifies a definite noun. Its absence here is significant. Archer suggests this grammatical detail indicates these "days" aren't strict 24-hour periods. Rather, their lack of a definite article makes them "well adapted to a sequential pattern" of formation. This allows for understanding the creative "days" as successive stages in God's work, not rigid chronological periods. Expanded Piece on Archer

Gleason Archer And Old Earth Creationism  Gleason Archer, a renowned scholar of the Old Testament and professor of biblical languages, was a prominent advocate for the inerrancy of Scripture. At his death he was fluent in 24 languages and was the lead translator of the NASB bible. While he upheld a high view of the Bible's authority and truthfulness, he also articulated a perspective on creation that was open to the possibility of an "old earth." His views, primarily detailed in his seminal work A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, navigated the intersection of biblical interpretation and scientific findings.  Here are ten key points that encapsulate Gleason Archer's writings on the Bible and Old-Earth Creationism. First, Archer distinguished between biblical inerrancy and a specific interpretation of the days of Genesis 1. He argued that the Bible is without error in all it affirms, but he did not believe that this required a literal, 24-hour day interpretation fo...

Here are 12 Bible verses that mention God stretching apart the heavens: Job 9:8 "He stretches out the north over the void, and hangs the earth on nothing." Psalm 104:2 "Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in?" Isaiah 40:22 "He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in." Isaiah 42:5 "Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:" Isaiah 44:24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, "I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth all alone, Isaiah 45:12 "It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands...

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Herbig-Haro Objects: A Side View of Protoplanetary Disks Herbig-Haro Objects Protoplanetary Disc Herbig-Haro (HH) objects are bright, nebulous regions of gas and dust that are associated with young stars. They are found in star-forming regions, and they are the result of jets of material that are ejected from these stars. These jets can travel at speeds of hundreds of kilometers per second.  Protoplanetary disks are rotating disks of gas and dust that surround young stars. They are the sites where planets form. The material in the disk is gradually accreted onto the star, and it can also be ejected from the disk in the form of jets. HH objects are formed when material is ejected from the protoplanetary disk itself. This material can be ejected in the form of jets, or it can be ejected in a more diffuse manner. In either case, the ejected material can collide with the surrounding interstellar medium, creating shock waves and HH objects. HH objects can provide us with a unique view o...

OECs interpret Genesis 1:16 not as the creation of the sun and moon, but as the moment they became visible and functional on Earth.  They believe these celestial bodies were created on Genesis day one but a dense primordial atmosphere initially obscured them till day 4.  This aligns with Job 38:9, which describes Earth "wrapped in thick darkness." On Day 4, this atmosphere cleared, revealing the sun and moon to "govern" day and night. The flexible nature of "yom" in Genesis 2:4. "This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven." This single verse encapsulates the entire creation week.  By using "yom" in this way, the verse emphasizes the grand sweep of creation as a unified act by God, rather than focusing on the specific timeframes of individual days. Genesis 2:17 states, "but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the da...