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(https://restitutio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/John-Walton.jpg) When it comes to Genesis 1, Christians tend to divide into two major camps: old earth and young earth creationists. The former sees the days as long periods of time (e.g. Hugh Ross (https://www.reasons.org/) ) while the latter insists on literal twenty-four hour periods (e.g. Ken Ham (https://answersingenesis.org/) ). Professor John Walton (https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/profile/?expert=john.waltonphd) of Wheaton College advocates for a different reading of the bible's first chapter. By carefully comparing Genesis to other ancient near eastern creation texts, he proposes that it's talking about God providing functionality to the already-existing cosmos rather than creating structures ex nihilo. Links For a much more in depth explanation of Walton's perspective on Genesis 1, see his book The Lost World of Genesis One (https://www.amazon.com/Lost-World-Genesis-One-Cosmology/dp/0830837043) Visit his faculty page (https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/profile/?expert=john.waltonphd) at Wheaton College See podcast Off Script 30: Stewarding the Earth (https://restitutio.org/2017/07/08/off-script-30-stewarding-the-earth/) or 84: Kingdom Restoration (https://restitutio.org/2017/05/04/84-kingdom-restoration-kingdom-of-god-1/) Intro music: Jazzy Frenchy by bensound.com (http://bensound.com) . Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) .