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

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VOLUME 1. The Genesis Record
of Creation and the Flood Defended
Foreword — ix
Preface — xiii
Introduction
Why Take Genesis Seriously? — 1
Genesis as Reliable History — 2
Jesus Regarded Genesis as Real History — 6
The Apostle Peter’s Prophecy — 7
The Reliability of the Whole Bible Depends on Genesis as History — 9
The Pivotal Importance of the Flood — 10
Section I. The Biblical Record Of The Global
Genesis Flood
Chapter 1
Moses Compiled Genesis — 15
Chapter 2
The Duration of the Flood — 19
Forty Days of Rain — 19
150 Days of “Prevailing” — 20
221 Days of “Assuaging” and “Abating” — 21
Chapter 3
The Depth of the Flood — 27
Chapter 4
Geological Details of the Flood — 31
Chapter 5
The Size of the Ark — 35
Chapter 6
The Need for the Ark — 39
Chapter 7
The Testimony of the Apostle Peter — 47
Chapter 8
The Testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ — 53
Chapter 9
The Total Destruction of a Widely-Distributed Human Race—
All Mankind Perished — 57
All Mankind Perished — 57
Chapter 10 The Total Destruction of a Widely-Distributed Human Race—
The Human Race Had Spread Around the Earth — 63
Longevity and Population Growth — 63
The Prevalence of Violence — 67
Human Fossil Evidence — 70
Chapter 11 Summary and Conclusion — 73
Section II. Non-Geological Arguments Used
Against the Global Genesis Flood
Chapter 12 Introduction — 77
Chapter 13 The Genesis Flood Story Derived from the Babylonian
Flood Myth — 81
Chapter 14 No Global Flood in Recent Geological and Human History — 89
Chapter 15 All Mankind Not Descended from Noah’s Family — 91
The Sons of Noah — 92
The Table of Nations — 93
The Bible and Racial Distribution — 95
Chapter 16 Anthropology and Racial Dispersion — 97
Recent Migration from Asia — 97
Universal Flood Traditions — 99
Chapter 17 Universal Terms: Used in a Limited Sense? — 107
Most Universal Terms Are to Be Interpreted Literally — 107
The Context Determines the Meaning — 108
Chapter 18 Universal Terms Are Literal in Genesis 6-9 Because of the
Physical Phenomena — 115
Chapter 19 Summary and Conclusions — 121
Section III. Noah, the Ark, And the Animals
Chapter 20 Gathering the Animals to the Ark — 125
Chapter 21 The Capacity of the Ark — 131
Chapter 22 Caring for the Animals in the Ark — 145
Chapter 23 The “Natural-Supernatural” Philosophy of Miracles — 155
Chapter 24 Post-Flood Animal Distribution—The Australian Marsupials. . 163
Three Major Views — 163
Australian Marsupials — 165
Chapter 25 Post-Flood Animal Distribution—Rapid Animal Dispersion. . 171
Rapid Breeding and Diversification — 175
Chapter 26 Summary and Conclusions — 181
Section IV. The Framework for a Biblical
Geology
Chapter 27 Introduction — 185
Chapter 28 The Scriptural Divisions of Geologic History — 193
The First Creative Act — 193
The Work of the Six Days of Creation — 193
The Pre-Flood Period — 194
The Flood — 195
The Post-Flood Period — 195
General Comments — 195
Chapter 29 The Beginning of Creation — 199
Chapter 30 The First Day — 205
Chapter 31 The Second Day — 211
Chapter 32 The Third Day — 213
Chapter 33 The Fourth Day — 219
Chapter 34 The Fifth Day — 225
Chapter 35 The Sixth Day—Land Animals and Man — 229
Chapter 36 The Sixth Day—Adam and Eve — 235
Chapter 37 The Seventh Day — 241
Chapter 38 The Fall — 245
Chapter 39 The Curse — 253
Chapter 40 The Pre-Flood World — 261
Chapter 41 The Flood — 271
Chapter 42 The Post-Flood World — 281
Chapter 43 Concluding Comments — 291
Section V. The Modern Geological
Synthesis
Chapter 44 Introduction — 295
Chapter 45 The Geologic Column — 299
Historical Development — 300
Terminology Used — 305
Chapter 46 A Classic Example of a Local Geologic Column — 309
Chapter 47 Correlation of Strata Between Local Geologic Columns — 313
Chapter 48 The Precambrian of the Geologic Column — 321
Chapter 49 Implications of the Geologic Column — 329
Chapter 50 Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column—Involving
Different Rock Types — 335
Patterns Involving Sedimentary Rocks — 336
Patterns Involving Igneous Rocks — 338
A Pattern Involving Metamorphic Rocks — 342
Chapter 51 Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column—Involving
Relative Sea-Level Changes — 343
Chapter 52 Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column—Involving
the Fossil Record — 347
Chapter 53 Patterns and Trends in the Geologic Column—Involving
Metal Ore Deposits — 361
Chapter 54 A Brief History of Plate Tectonics — 365
Chapter 55 The Development of the Plate Tectonics Theory — 373
Chapter 56 Global Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Model — 379
Chapter 57 Plate Tectonics: Controlling the Formation of the Rock
Record—Divergent Plate Margins and the Ocean Floor — 389
Chapter 58 Plate Tectonics: Controlling the Formation of the Rock
Record—Plates That Collide: Convergent Margins — 397
Chapter 59 Plate Tectonics: Controlling the Formation of the Rock
Record—Transform Plate Margins and Plate Interiors — 409
Transform Plate Margins — 409
Plate Interiors — 410
Chapter 60 Concluding Comments — 417
Selected Bibliography — 421
Color Figures — 441