WHAT IS THE DATE OF CREATION?
A. The vital question as to exactly when the uniquely significant event of Genesis 1:1 took place cannot be completely settled in the present state of the art of the study of Bible chronology. 1. A great number of men have labored diligently in the attempt to formulate a complete chronology of the Bible, and the very fact that they all disagree with each other demonstrates that the problems are serious and the issue is unsettled. 2. A list of the difficulties that hinder this work would include the following among others: a. The uncertainty of accurate copying and transmission of the numbers originally recorded, since the Massoretic, Septuagint and Samaritan texts all disagree in this respect. b. The uncertainty as to whether the length of the ancient calendar year was the same as the length of our present year. c. The possibility of missing generations in the genealogies of the Old Testament. d. The confusing and sometimes apparently contradictory lists of the durations of the adminis
