The so-called "gap creationists" ingeniously weave the notion of an ancient earth into the Genesis creation story. God created ... of creationism uses the "day-age" model. Science and religion ...

Conversely, must the literal nature of the Genesis creation story be discounted in order to ... literary shape to this early Genesis. Day one is light; day four mentions the sun and the moon.

(Genesis 1:1) so Christians believe that everything that exists was created by God. Genesis sets out the story of creation as taking place over six days. On the seventh day it says God rested.