| A | B |
|---|
| Biblical Creationism | Belief in the account of Creation in the Bible |
| evolutionism | The belief that the physical universe, including life, was not created but happened by chance. |
| literal view | Belief that the Creation week was six consecutive twenty four hour periods. |
| long-day theory | Belief that each day of the Creation week was actually a long period of time. |
| gap theory | Belief that there was a long period of time between the events of Genesis1:1 and 1:2 |
| progressive creationism | Belief that God created life in stages over a long period of time and that evolution and extinction occurred in the intervals between the creative acts. |
| theistic evolution | A theory which mixes Biblical and biological evolution. |
| genealogy | A list of individual's ancestors |
| young-earth Creationist | Belief that the earth is only a few thousand years old (6000) |
| fossil | Any evidence or remains of an organism preserved by natural means. |
| sedimentation | Process whereby matter settles out as a moving substance slows down. |
