New Earth Theory

The New Earth Theory (also known as Young Earth Theory) most commonly attributes the first 11 chapters of Genesis to literal human history.

In this view, the reader takes a literal view of Creation in which the world was created in 6 days. It stands in contrast to the Old Earth Theory.

The New Earth Theory is more particularly common with Protestants in the West. While many early Christians may have believed the Earth was only thousands of years old, it's mostly a very modern theory among Christians who only see all the passages of the Bible as literal history. Many early Christian thinkers believed God created everything instantaneously which stands in contrast to the view of a young Earth.