By Rabbi Nachum Braverman, Educational Director of Aish HaTorah in Los Angeles, California. On simple reading, the Bible's account of creation seems like some kind of Vegas routine - rabbits popping out of hats on a grand scale. On closer attention, the Bible's account is far subtler and more complex.
Medieval commentators suggest the Bible actually depicts a process of gradual evolution.
Evolution may be how He did it. The six days of creation can't be 24-hour days. Light appears on the first day, but the sun and moon don't turn up until the fourth. In most areas of knowledge, rote memorization of basic information lays the foundation for higher reasoning. You didn't discover the number system, the alphabet, the laws of grammar, arithmetic, or the postulates of geometry yourself.