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Gap creationism (also known as ruin-restoration creationism, restoration creationism, or "the Gap Theory") is a form of old Earth creationism that posits that the six-yom creation period, as described in the Book of Genesis, involved six literal 24-hour days (light being "day" and dark "night" as God specified), but that there was a gap of time ...
The gap theory, also known as the ruin-reconstruction theory or gap creationism, suggests that a time gap equaling millions (or perhaps even billions) of years occurred between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. This theory is one of several Old Earth Creationism views.
The gap theory is the view that God created a fully functional earth with all animals, including the dinosaurs and other creatures we know only from the fossil record. Then, the theory goes, something happened to destroy the earth completely—most likely the fall of Satan to earth—so that the planet became without form and void.
The familiar six-day creation—a re-creation really—then followed, mere thousands of years ago, upon the ruin and chaos of this ancient former world. Gap theory advocates, by this maneuver, are able to reconcile the scientific evidence for an old Earth and universe and for life itself.
One of the most popular ways of understanding the creation account in Genesis is known as the Gap Theory or the ruin and reconstruction theory. Although there are some variations among those who hold to the Gap Theory, its basic teachings are as follows: Perfection Then Chaos. Genesis 1:1 refers to God's initial perfect creation.
The gap theory suggests that verse 1 describes God’s original work of creation, verse 2 describes the result of the original creation’s destruction, and verse 3 and following describe its restoration or re-creation. For this reason, the theory has also been called the ruin-restoration theory.
The Gap Theory (aka: Gap Creationism, Ruin-reconstruction Theory), a form of Old Earth Creationism, views that God's Creation was perfect and complete in Genesis 1:1, with water, sky, and animal life (including dinosaurs).
History of the gap theory. SYNOPSIS: Investigating the intriguing path of the esoteric origins of gap creationism – Voices from a smorgasbord of mystics – Ancient Jewish sages, the Babylonian Exile and a new creation myth – The origin of the Oral Law, the rise of Kabbalah and the subsequent evolution of gap creation – The rise of gap ...
The main purpose of the theory was to harmonize the six days of creation with the new science of geology which was developing the geological timetable in Chalmers' day. By introducing the "gap" you could have it both ways: 6 days of creation and billions of years for the fossil record to develop.
Gap creationism (also known as Ruin-Restoration creationism, Restoration creationism, or “The Gap Theory”), is a form of Old-Earth creationism that states that the six-day creation, as described in the Book of Genesis, involved literal 24-hour days, but that there was a gap of time between two distinct creations in the first and the second ...