Even some sects that interpret the Bible, and Genesis in particular ... according to which each of the six biblical days of creation actually lasted for thousands or millions of years, allowing ...

Genesis sets out the story of creation as taking place over six days. On the seventh day it says God rested. It outlines what God created on each day and it says that God was pleased with what he ...

That wasn’t going to “work” if Genesis continued to be interpreted as plain historical narrative, with creation in six days and a worldwide flood. A workaround of Genesis was needed.