The Six Days of CreationBy Jimmy Akin The six days of creation recorded in Genesis 1 represent one of the most beautiful and most controversial passages in Scripture. Over the centuries, many interpretations of what the six days mean have been proposed. Here are three common ones: 1. The "ordinary week" interpretation. According to this view the days of Genesis 1 are six, 24-hour days that occur within the space of a week (completed by a literal seventh day of divine rest). While this view historically has been the most common interpretation, there have always been prominent dissenters from this...