The Genesis Flood: Theological Record and It's Scientific Implications

by John C. Whitcomb, Henry M. Morris, Henry M Morris

Book Overview

Presents a thorough system unifying and correlating scientific data in the earth's early history. Whitcomb and Morris propose a biblically based system of creationism and catastrophism. A modern... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875523382
• ISBN13: 9780875523385
• Release Date: October 1982
• Publisher: P & R Publishing
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Classic Creationism.

Studied under Dr. Whitcomb from 1970-1974. This is the definitive statement of Biblical creationism of the 20th Century. Dr. Whitcomb deals with the Biblical data while Dr. Morris deals with the scientific. But Whitcomb was no slouch on the scientific evidence himself.

Science DOES support creation!!

Dr. Henry Morris (along with Dr. John Whitcomb) is a gifted Scientist, Hydrologist, Geologist, Creation Science Educator and a great man of monumental faith in the God of Creation. This treatise describing the flood of Noah is a book every Christian should have and read. While it is written from a very scientific and technical geological and hydrologic perspective, even a cursory read will arise suspicion refuting the lies of evolution. The illustrations and photographs will leave you with the thirst to want to know more and to understand the catastrophic event that occurred on this earth when the "fountains of the great deep were broken up" and the "windows of Heaven were opened." Gen. 7. The Flood of Noah was not a fairy tale as many believe, but is a true and scientifically accurate account of Genesis 7, God's judgement on the earth. Thank you Dr. Morris and Dr. Whitcomb!

The book that started it all

This is the book that started the modern creation science movement. The authors cover everything from arguments against the Genesis Flood to the overwhelming evidence confirming it. This is not a lightweight book; the discussions of geology, hydrology and archeology were challenging for me. Still, outside of the Bible itself, it may be the most significant book in my library.

Truism: the more apoplectically-negative reviews, the better the book.

God bless this wonderful book and its authors forever. It turned me at age 46 into a Bible-believer and generated in me an abiding fascination with the "science fiction" of macroevolution and its essential prop, uniformitarian geology. My first copy was the second edition, and its preface, relating some of the more notable responses to the first edition, is one of the funniest things I've ever read. My favorite anecdote is about the author of a highly critical review whose triumphant crowning argument against the Genesis account went like this: (1) the Bible says the waters rose above the highest mountain, (2) the highest mountain is Everest at ~29000 feet, (3) at that altitude the oxygen is so thin that Noah & family could hardly have moved about, much less cared for thousands of animals! His zinger was received with glee in ET circles and widely recounted by science teachers to their classes until someone--probably an alert 4th grader--said, "Uhhh, wait a minute....altitude...is calculated from, umm..." I too would love to see the book updated to reflect later research; partly because I'd like to have the authors' analyses of recent findings, but mostly because I'm utterly confident that true science will always & only confirm the book's thesis. An absolute must-read even unrevised. Lots of techical data I had to spend some time on, but the book never forgets that its target audience is the intelligent layman. And it obviously has connected with enough of that vast audience to start a revolt that's about to blow the roof off the illusory edifice of scientific naturalism.

Impressive

Had you asked me a year ago, I would have said that the Biblical story of Noah could not possibly be taken literally. Now I have been forced to reconsider my position.The authors did what I have never seen or heard before: used the scientific evidence rather than ignoring it. One question I would like to pose for the casual reader: how is it possible we have massive fossil deposits of extinct animals (dinosaurs, et cetera) from millions of years ago, yet no fossil deposits of modern animals? That is a question that made me wonder why I hadn't heard it before.Despite the statements of some reviewers, who based on their reviews didn't seem to have read the book in depth, the authors do use scientific evidence to back up their position. It isn't the usual assertion that we must believe the Bible because the Bible says so.I would recommend this book to everyone; and I plan to present these arguments to geologists and challenge them to refute them.Of course, you should read this for yourself before you decide.

This Book Started the Modern Scientific Creationist Movement

A classic! Friends and foes of Biblical truth both agree that this seminal book was largely responsible for triggering the modern revival of interest in creationism. Even though most of its scientific content has been superceded by more recent creation science, it still provides a useful framework for understanding Flood Geology. The theological portion of this book is invaluable for showing the incorrectness of compromising evangelicals who try to twist Scripture to make it fit a local flood instead of the indisputably global Noachian Deluge. A must read!