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| + | In September 1953, Dr. [[Henry Morris]], an engineer, university professor, and creation scientist, went to Grace Theological Seminary to present a scientific paper he had written to the American Scientific Affiliation, which was meeting on the campus.<ref name="ICR2006">Whitcomb, John C. (2006). [http://www.icr.org/article/history-impact-book-the-genesis-flood/ The History and Impact of the Book, "The Genesis Flood"]. ''ICR.org'' (from ''Acts & Facts. 35 (5)''). Retrieved October 18, 2016.</ref><ref name="AiG2010">Whitcomb, John C. (December 8, 2010). [https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ministry/remembering-the-genesis-flood/ Remembering ''The Genesis Flood'']. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 18, 2016.</ref> The paper was entitled "Biblical Evidence for a Recent Creation and Universal Deluge" and presented just that.<ref name="ICR2006"/><ref name="AiG2010"/> [[John Whitcomb]], who had been teaching at Grace for two years already, was very impressed and impacted by the paper and decided to give up his belief in the [[gap theory]] view in favor of [[Young earth creationism|young earth creation]].<ref name="AiG2010"/> | ||
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| + | After this, Whitcomb contacted Morris, who made clear of his intentions to write a book concerning biblical creation.<ref name="AiG2010"/> In the weeks after this, Whitcomb was led to write his doctor of theology dissertation on biblical creation, and in May 1957 he finished the dissertation.<ref name="AiG2010"/> At 452 pages long, it was entitled ''The Genesis Flood: An Investigation of Its Geographical Extent, Geologic Effects, and Chronological Setting''.<ref name="AiG2010"/> In the fall of 1957, Morris accepted Whitcomb's invitation to co-author a book on biblical creation.<ref name="AiG2010"/> | ||
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Revision as of 14:25, October 18, 2016
The Genesis Flood is a 1961 book co-authored by Henry Morris and John Whitcomb that provides strong evidence for a young earth. It had a strong impact on the modern creation science movement.
Background
In September 1953, Dr. Henry Morris, an engineer, university professor, and creation scientist, went to Grace Theological Seminary to present a scientific paper he had written to the American Scientific Affiliation, which was meeting on the campus.[1][2] The paper was entitled "Biblical Evidence for a Recent Creation and Universal Deluge" and presented just that.[1][2] John Whitcomb, who had been teaching at Grace for two years already, was very impressed and impacted by the paper and decided to give up his belief in the gap theory view in favor of young earth creation.[2]
After this, Whitcomb contacted Morris, who made clear of his intentions to write a book concerning biblical creation.[2] In the weeks after this, Whitcomb was led to write his doctor of theology dissertation on biblical creation, and in May 1957 he finished the dissertation.[2] At 452 pages long, it was entitled The Genesis Flood: An Investigation of Its Geographical Extent, Geologic Effects, and Chronological Setting.[2] In the fall of 1957, Morris accepted Whitcomb's invitation to co-author a book on biblical creation.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitcomb, John C. (2006). The History and Impact of the Book, "The Genesis Flood". ICR.org (from Acts & Facts. 35 (5)). Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Whitcomb, John C. (December 8, 2010). Remembering The Genesis Flood. Answers in Genesis. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
External links
- 50th Anniversary Edition on Amazon