What Did the Reformers Believe About the Age of the Earth? Book by Dr. Joel R. Beeke

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What did the Reformers believe about the age of the earth? During the Middle Ages, an allegorical approach to the Bible prevailed. The Reformation changed all that as the Reformers called the church back to the authority of Scripture.

During the Middle Ages, an allegorical approach to the Bible prevailed. Many theologians abandoned a literal understanding of Scripture and instead began looking for spiritual parables, often turning history into allegory. The Reformation changed all that as the Reformers called the church back to the authority of Scripture. They championed a return to sound biblical interpretation – reading the Bible carefully in context.

In this booklet, Dr. Joel Beeke examines the writings of Reformers such as Martin Luther and John Calvin to determine what they believed and taught about the days of Genesis 1, arguing that a robust doctrine of creation provides a strong foundation for our faith!

The content in What Did the reformers Believe About the Age of the Earth? was originally published as a chapter in the New Answers Book 4 in 2013.

Dr. Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Seminary) is chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic and practical theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He is also a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; editor of Puritan Reformed Journal and Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth; board chairman of Reformation Heritage Books; a frequent speaker at Reformed conferences around the world; and a prolific author.