I think I have read somewhere that the orginal Hebrew word used may mean other things than one solar day.
Day is an english word.
You may well have read that; there are so many lies in print, but that idea cannot be honestly supported by Biblical text.
If God could create the universe, couldn’t he create the geological facts that we are “reading”? IOW if you accept the existence of God and His omnipotence, who is to say that he didn’t create a world that appears millions of years old.
Oh, i agree,, i was just pointing out how silly it is to say that its a literally true, word for word, and then interpret that through the lens of being a modern American.
I even doubt it even means a specific period of time “X”. I think its clearly prose, used to make the main critical point. We live in a world that God has made for us. The rest is silliness that detracts from the true message of Jesus.
I blame the controversy on the men who translated the Old Testament in the Septuagint for using "mera", and of course, global warming.