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Term

concordist theory

Also known as Day-age theory

Another term for the day-age theory of creation, which seeks agreement between scientific findings and the text of Genesis 1.

Filed underDoctrine of ScriptureHermeneutics

Definition

Another term for the day-age theory of creation, so named because it seeks agreement (concordance) between scientific findings and the text of Genesis 1.

Scripture

  • Genesis 1

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Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 15C.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 15C.2.

Last revised August 14, 2026