Creation & age of the World

[LenMcM]

Here's your answer: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11).

According to this -- which was written with "the finger of God" -- the earth was created within those six days. So if Adam was created in 4004 BC, the earth is a little over 6,000 years old.

"The half-life of radiocarbon (14C) is 5700 ± 30 yr, which makes it particularly useful for dating in archaeology. However, only an exceptional hindrance of the beta decay from 14C to 14N—a so-called Gamow-Teller ß-decay—makes this half-life so long."
https://www.cambridge.org/core/jour...s-it-so-long/40C969D635697E923338763B56402862

Len's answer : - Thank you for your contribution. However in the ancient Greek (Bible Greek) the word used in Gen. 1:1 has been correctly translated as “created” but in Exod. 20:11 and 31:17 a different word was used and it has been apparently translated as “made” in all Bible versions. - As near as I am able to check on the Greek words original meaning, it appears to carry all the following meanings in English. - Made, Produced, Prepared. I am no expert in Ancient Greek but hopefully someone who is, and reads this may be able to throw more light on it. As it stands these verses do not appear to change anything I said, as the Exodus verses could possibly be simply referring to the bringing into being all of these things for mankind's benefit.

 

[LenMcM]

Len's answer : - Thank you for your contribution. However in the ancient Greek (Bible Greek) the word used in Gen. 1:1 has been correctly translated as “created” but in Exod. 20:11 and 31:17 a different word was used and it has been apparently translated as “made” in all Bible versions. - As near as I am able to check on the Greek words original meaning, it appears to carry all the following meanings in English. - Made, Produced, Prepared. I am no expert in Ancient Greek but hopefully someone who is, and reads this may be able to throw more light on it. As it stands these verses do not appear to change anything I said, as the Exodus verses could possibly be simply referring to the bringing into being all of these things for mankind's benefit.

 

[Magenta]

Hi everyone, I left CC several years ago but I'm back. Creation and Time is one of
my favorites. Even better starting place is what week of the year was creation?

I remember you from before .

 

[Nehemiah6]

However in the ancient Greek (Bible Greek) the word used in Gen. 1:1 has been correctly translated as “created” but in Exod. 20:11 and 31:17 a different word was used and it has been apparently translated as “made” in all Bible versions

It makes no difference. Exodus 20:11 sums up Genesis chapter 1. And in the end it is a matter of faith, not technical issues. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. (Heb 11:3) Here we have the word "framed". Then we have "laid the foundation" in this verse: And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (Heb 1:10) So quibbling over different words means nothing.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

This seems like a good place to bring up the subject of The James Webb telescope.
It's throwing the 'billions of years' narrative a curve ball.

Many fully-formed galaxies are being observed where they shouldn't be according to The Big Bang Theory.