The Genesis Question

The Genesis Question, Hugh Ross, PhD

Very interesting.  I find it very sad that there is almost a bigger debate going on between Christians who believe in a really old earth and Christians who believe in a really young earth than there is between those who believe in some intelligent design model and those who think it was all odds.

Well, this work focuses on the theories posed by Dr. Hugh Ross, founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that focuses attention on capturing scientific data that support the Bible, and specifically, the first 11 chapters of Genesis.  For example, the Hebrew word for day, "yom", can actually mean many different things.  Dr. Ross asserts that it's use in the first chapter of Genesis is in reference to "a very long period of time" versus a 24-hour period.  By making this hypotheses, he claims to support everything written from the Bible using a scientific and historical critical approach.

I think that his work lacked some substance.  It seemed like a plausible hypotheses, however there wasn't enough meat to support his skeleton of a theory.  I wrote a critical book review that was not graded very high, but you are welcome to peruse, if it piques your interest.

Regardless, if creation science is your "bag", this book needs to be on your list, as his hypotheses will undoubtedly come up in conversation at some point