Hexaemeron

John Exarch’s (a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator) Hexaemeron (Шестоднев) was a captivating read on the Genesis creation: Day 1: creation of light and darkness; Day 2: water and firmament; Day 3: vegetation; Day 4: the celestial bodies; Day 5: animals;  Day 6: humans. The six days do not constitute a reference to periods of time but instead reflect the necessity of expressing the chronological order of creation.