How do these YEC arrive at 6000 years? But tracing the OT/NT genealogies. The Bible no where explicitly states the earth is 6k years old. If you compare the 2 genealogies of the NT gospels (matthew & luke) you see they do not align. Matthew was keen on making the count of the generations be even. From King David to Jesus they don't jive at all. The point. The genealogies are obviously not intended to be accurate, so it is wrong to determine the earth's age from such an inaccurate source. They were making a literary statement, not a scientific one. That is where the literalist go astray and justify people's doubt in the Bible.
How do these YEC arrive at 6000 years? But tracing the OT/NT genealogies. The Bible no where explicitly states the earth is 6k years old. If you compare the 2 genealogies of the NT gospels (matthew & luke) you see they do not align. Matthew was keen on making the count of the generations be even. From King David to Jesus they don't jive at all. The point. The genealogies are obviously not intended to be accurate, so it is wrong to determine the earth's age from such an inaccurate source. They were making a literary statement, not a scientific one. That is where the literalist go astray and justify people's doubt in the Bible.