tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post977873282395269259..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: St. Augustine, Exegesis, and OriginsMartin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-61138814003988989992007-05-29T06:54:00.000-04:002007-05-29T06:54:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jeremy. I think you are right.Thanks, Jeremy. I think you are right.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-22134550754135096562007-05-27T18:50:00.000-04:002007-05-27T18:50:00.000-04:00I think the most common view among Genesis scholar...I think the most common view among Genesis scholars is that the six days don't correspond either to six 24-hour periods or to any other length of time but are a literary device and don't even necessarily indicate chronological order. Augustine does seem to suggest something like that at one point, even if his argument for it is very strange to modern ears and isn't going to find much support nowadays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com