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Progressive Creation is the belief that the universe's origin is tied to the big-bang theory
and occurred between 13-15 billion years ago. Progressive Creation teaches that God created the
earth millions of years ago and that as species went extinct he created more. It also teaches that
there were manlike creatures before the creation of Adam and Eve, but because they were not
created by God they can have no hope of salvation. Another key feature of this theory of
creation is the belief in pain and suffering before the fall of man.
I picked this topic because I was unaware of it, and I would love to learn more about it. It
amazes me that people believe that God would need to take millions of years to create and
populate the earth when Genesis talks about what God created each day. In Genesis 1:2 it says,
“Now the earth was formless and empty”, this shows that progressive creationist’s beliefs are
wrong, There were no humanlike creatures before the creation of man, as the birds, sea creatures,
and land animals were all created even before Adam and Eve. I cannot wait to further explore the
24hr creation theory, and learn how to better understand it against other theories.
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References:
Bible gateway passage: Genesis 1 - new international version. Bible Gateway. (n.d.).
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NIV
Ham, K., & Mortenson, Dr. T. (2021, July 20). Progressive creation problems. Answers in
Genesis. https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/old-earth/progressive-creation/
For your course research paper, you will research and write about one of the non-traditional
views of the days of Genesis 1 held by some Evangelicals and compare/contrast it with a
traditional 24-hour day, young-Earth view of Genesis 1. Overall, the research paper includes the
following three assignments in a scaffolded sequence:
I.Research Paper: Topic Selection Assignment;
II.Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Assignment; and
III.Research Paper: Final Draft Assignment.
Please read all of the research paper instructions to familiarize yourself with the assignment.
After doing that, look over the list of non-traditional views below and select one for evaluation.
INSTRUCTIONS
For this assignment, you will provide a total of at least five sources and briefly summarize their
relevance to your paper. You must follow current Turabian format for all citations.
Two of these sources will be books, book chapters, journal articles, substantive web
articles or online videos from a proponent explaining a non-traditional view of Genesis 1.
Only one online video is allowed, the other source must be a written text.
Three additional citations from young-Earth creation journals, books, substantive web
articles, or online videos are required for a critique of the non-traditional view. To find
recommendations of where to find sources like these, see the Research Paper:
Annotated Bibliography Assignment Resources. One source must come from the list
of theology-trained 24-hour day proponents listed below. Only one online video is
allowed, the other sources must be written texts.
Following each citation , you will provide a brief, 60–80-word description of the source,
highlighting its relevance to the view you have chosen to study.
The non-traditional views the days of Genesis 1 from which you selected previously are
provided, along with notable proponents:
Ancient Science / MythologyDenis Lamoureux, Peter Enns
Analogical DaysC. John Collins
Cosmic TempleJohn Walton
Gap TheoryThomas Chalmers, Arthur Custance, C. I. Scofield
Framework HypothesisRichard Averbeck, Meredith Kline
Progressive Creation / Day-AgeHugh Ross, Gleason Archer
Theological HistoryTremper Longman III
Notable theology-trained proponents of the traditional 24-hour day, young-Earth view include:
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William Barrick
Todd Beall
Stephen Boyd
Andrew Kulikovsky
Terry Mortenson
Hans Madueme
Thane Ury
William VanDoodewaard
John Whitcomb
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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