Day – It’s A Difficult Word for Many Theologians

Joel Kontinen

Some words are difficult for theologians. At first glance, the word day (yom) does not look like it could be one of them.

In most cases, theologians know what "day" means. However, when it comes to Genesis 1, many would doubt its literal meaning – for reasons that do not stem from the Bible itself but from somewhere else.

Ken Ham, CEO of Answers in Genesis-US, explains this dilemma in a brief video clip: