Creation Quote by William Buckland
“The days of the Mosaic creation are not to be strictly construed as implying the same length of time which is at present occupied by a single revolution of our globe, but PERIODS of a much longer extent.”
About This Quote
The quote clarifies that the biblical "days" of creation represent long periods, not literal 24‑hour days.
In simple terms: Creation days are long epochs.
Key Takeaway
Interpret ancient texts metaphorically.
Themes
theology
science
interpretation
history
Mood
thoughtful
inquisitive
Type
educational
explanatory
When to use this quote
- teaching religious studies
- debating creation
- reading ancient texts
- explaining to students
- writing articles
Key Concepts
geology
biblical scholarship
chronology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you reconcile faith and science?
- What evidence supports long epochs?
A Different Perspective
Some view this as undermining literal belief.
![“The field of the Geologist's inquiry is the Globe itself, ... [and] it is his study to decipher the monuments of the mighty revolutions and convulsions it has suffered.” quote by William Buckland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/251/william-buckland-38336_decipher_the-field-of-the-geologist-s-inquiry-is_1121927.jpg)
![“Shall it any longer be said that a science [geology], which unfolds such abundant evidence of the Being and Attributes of God, can reasonably be viewed in any other light than as the efficient Auxiliary and Handmaid of Religion?” quote by William Buckland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/60d/william-buckland-38336_attributes_shall-it-any-longer-be-said-that-a-scien_1553909.jpg)
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
