…God created the physical universe beginning at 9:00 a.m. GMT. The date is according to the chronology of Anglican Bishop James Ussher, although the time is attributable to his contemporary John Lightfoot.

I don’t know of any evangelicals today who are firmly committed to either number, although a fair number of us (not including me) think Bishop Usser was in the ballpark. For another, hopefully more durable perspective, check out these guys.

Thanks to reader Adeodatus for the reminder of this special occasion. There should be greeting cards.

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• Posted by Tim on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 12:32:37 pm PDT
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