The Days of Creation - Are There Any Potential Problems?

The days of genesis one are not meant to be taken literally, says author. Ancient historical writers sometimes grouped material in topical rather than chronological order. Matthew has moved two parts of the fig tree story from each other to each other because they are on the same topic. All this means that we need to be attentive to the fact that biblical authors sometimes organize material in a topical way rather than a chronological way.