Human Origins and the Bible
Equipped for High-Tech Society
Human beings seem vastly "over-endowed" for hunter-gatherer or agrarian existence. For tens of thousands of years humanity carried intellectual capacities that offered no discernable advantage. From a … more
New Clues to a Genesis Mystery
The biblical record of patriarchs who lived 900+ years has raised questions and doubts for centuries. In the context of current life expectancy (which places me on the brink of “senior … more
The Distinctive Human Self
Unfortunately there is an obsession by “advanced” thinkers to discredit traditional value systems as obsolete, presumably because they had a religious base. So the challenge is to … more
The Genesis Genealogies
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In 1650, James Ussher, the archbishop of Ireland came up with a detailed timeline for all the events in the Bible, going all … more
Are There Gaps in the Biblical Genealogies?
William Henry Green, "Primeval Chronology” Bibliotheca Sacra (April, 1890), 285-303.
The question of the possible reconciliation of the results of scientific inquiry respecting the antiquity … more
Why Shorter Life Spans?
None of the explanations offered in the accompanying article imply that God randomly selected the life span of early humans or that He simply reacted to natural disasters in shortening human life. … more
Cosmic Acceleration Narrows Life's Time Window
Recent discoveries about the universes expansion rate significantly impact the case for divine design. Past research revealed that only after a certain period of expansion would the universe be ready … more
Y Chromosome Analysis Confirms Biblical Account of Jewish and Arabic Origins
A recent study carried out by an international team of researchers provides powerful evidence for the veracity of the biblical account of the descent of both the Jewish and Arab peoples from one … more
New Y Chromosome Studies Continue to Support a Recent Origin and Spread of Humanity
Two related studies recently reported by an international team from Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, and Oxford University add to the growing weight of evidence supporting a … more
Wheat Tells a Story of Beginnings
DNA “fingerprinting” helps with investigations beyond the criminal courtroom. In one recent case, this research technique was applied to the study of agriculture’s origin, and the … more
Arts Own Big Bang Affirms Special Creation
If the naturalists and Darwinists were right about the evolution of humankind, we would expect both the quantity and quality of human artwork to increase gradually over time. New research, however, … more
The Great Divide of Peleg's Time
In the genealogy of Noah's son Shem, we see the name Peleg and along with it a brief note that "in his time the earth was divided."(1) I've linked this statement with the break up of the warm land … more
Eve's Secret to Growing Younger
by Dr. Hugh Ross and Sam Conner
A new discovery about a genetic phenomenon called "heteroplasmy" revises the date for our oldest female ancestor, Eve.(1) Previous research on mitochondrial DNA (the … more
To Clone or Not to Clone?
A cloud of moral confusion seems to surround recent advances in cloning research. When British zoologists announced Dolly the sheep, the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell, my phone … more
Y-Chromosome Reveals Evolutionary Limits
Y-chromosome studies have just answered a long-standing anthropological question: Are modern Japanese people descended from the Jomon or from the Yayoi people?1 The Jomon migrated to Japan from the … more
The Broken Tie that Binds
According to Genesis, the human race both before and after the Flood ignored God's direct command to spread out and fill the earth.1, 2 Despite God's warnings about the seriousness of disobedience, … more
Chromosome Study Stuns Evolutionists
A new study by evolutionary biologists Robert Dorit (Yale), Hiroshi Akashi (University of Chicago), and Walter Gilbert (Harvard) flies in the face of prevailing origin-of-man scenarios. l-2 In an … more
Science in the News: Will the Real Adam Please Stand Up?
Week by week, month by month, as various science publications cross my desk, I see article after article on new findings about early man and his origins. The italics are intended to highlight the crux … more
