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''The Genesis Flood'' is a 1961 book co-authored by [[Henry Morris]] and [[John Whitcomb]] that provides strong evidence for [[Young earth creationism|a young earth]].
''The Genesis Flood'' is a 1961 book co-authored by [[Henry Morris]] and [[John Whitcomb]] that provides strong evidence for [[Young earth creationism|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.<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"/>
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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