Gap creationism
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Gap creationism (also known as Ruin and Restoration creationism, or simply Restoration creationism), is a form of Old Earth creationism that posits that the six day creation, as described in the Book of Genesis, is historically true and involved literal 24 hour days, but that there was a gap between the creations described in the first and the second verses of Genesis, explaining the observed age of the Earth.[1][2][3] In this it differs from Day-Age creationism, which posits that the 'days' of creation were much longer periods (of thousands or millions of years), and from Young Earth creationism, which although it likewise posits a six 24-hour day creation, does not posit any large gap.
Its proponents have included Cyrus I. Scofield, Harry Rimmer, L. Allen Higley and Jimmy Swaggart.[4]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction, Eugenie Scott, pp61-62
- ^ The Scientific Case Against Scientific Creationism, Jon P. Alston, p24
- ^ What is Creationism?, Mark Isaak, TalkOrigins Archive
- ^ Numbers(2006), p11
[edit] References
- Numbers, Ronald (Nov 30, 2006). The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design, Expanded Edition. Harvard University Press, 624 pages. ISBN 0674023390.
