Snelling, Andrew, 2014- Earth’s Catastrophic Past. Geology, Creation and the Flood

Contents (Volume 1)

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

• Why Take Genesis Seriously?
• Genesis as Reliable History
• Jesus Regarded Genesis as Real History
• The Apostle Peter’s Prophecy
• The Reliability of the Whole Bible Depends on Genesis as History
• The Pivotal Importance of the Flood

Section I. The Biblical Record of the Global Genesis Flood

1. Moses Compiled Genesis
2. The Duration of the Flood
3. The Depth of the Flood
4. Geological Details of the Flood
5. The Size of the Ark
6. The Need for the Ark
7. The Testimony of the Apostle Peter
8. The Testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ
9. The Total Destruction of a Widely-Distributed Human Race — All Mankind Perished
10. The Total Destruction of a Widely-Distributed Human Race — The Human Race Had Spread Around the Earth
11. Summary and Conclusion

Section II. Non-Geological Arguments Used against the Global Genesis Flood

12. Introduction
13. The Genesis Flood Story Derived from the Babylonian Flood Myth
14. No Global Flood in Recent Geological and Human History
15. All Mankind Not Descended from Noah’s Family
16. Anthropology and Racial Dispersion
17. Universal Terms: Used in a Limited Sense?
18. Universal Terms Are Literal in Genesis 6–9 Because of the Physical Phenomena
19. Summary and Conclusions

Section III. Noah, the Ark, and the Animals

20. Gathering the Animals to the Ark
21. The Capacity of the Ark
22. Caring for the Animals in the Ark
23. The “Natural-Supernatural” Philosophy of Miracles
24. Post-Flood Animal Distribution — The Australian Marsupials
25. Post-Flood Animal Distribution — Rapid Animal Dispersion
26. Summary and Conclusions

Section IV. The Framework for a Biblical Geology

27. Introduction
28. The Scriptural Divisions of Geologic History
29. The Beginning of Creation
30. The First Day
31. The Second Day
32. The Third Day
33. The Fourth Day
34. The Fifth Day
35. The Sixth Day — Land Animals and Man
36. The Sixth Day — Adam and Eve
37. The Seventh Day
38. The Fall
39. The Curse
40. The Pre-Flood World
41. The Flood
42. The Post-Flood World
43. Concluding Comments

Section V. The Modern Geological Synthesis

44. Introduction
45. The Geologic Column
46. A Classic Example of a Local Geologic Column
47. Correlation of Strata Between Local Geologic Columns
48. The Precambrian of the Geologic Column
49. Implications of the Geologic Column
50. Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column — Involving Different Rock Types
51. Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column — Involving Relative Sea-Level Changes
52. Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column — Involving the Fossil Record
53. Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column — Involving Metal Ore Deposits
54. A Brief History of Plate Tectonics
55. The Development of the Plate Tectonics Theory
56. Global Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Model
57. Plate Tectonics: Controlling the Formation of the Rock Record — Divergent Plate Margins and the Ocean Floor
58. Plate Tectonics: Controlling the Formation of the Rock Record — Plates That Collide: Convergent Margins
59. Plate Tectonics: Controlling the Formation of the Rock Record — Transform Plate Margins and Plate Interiors
60. Concluding Comments

Selected Bibliography

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