基本説明
Did a man we call Adam actually exist? Was someone known to us as Noah warned of a cataclysmic flood and instructed to build an ark? Could the Tower of Babel incident actually have happened?
Full Description
The beginning chapters of Genesis come alive with characters, places, and events almost totally unknown outside of the Bible itself except when illuminated by the fascinating history of the ancient Near East. Did a man we call Adam actually exist? Was someone known to us as Noah warned of a cataclysmic flood and instructed to build an ark? Could the Tower of Babel incident actually have happened?
When archaeological artifacts and literature began to surface from ancient Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) nearly 200 years ago, only a handful of archaeologists dared to point out that there appeared to be a close relationship between Genesis and the ruminations of the Sumerians and Akkadians who once lived there. Often enduring great personal hardships, these archaeological pioneers produced copious translations and marvelous insights. Cuneiform texts compiled from almost two centuries of exploration have added significantly to our understanding of the historical underpinnings of the Old Testament. The reader will gain a new appreciation for the historical integrity of Genesis 2-11, and marvel at the evidence that the persons, places, and events depicted, though long misunderstood, could be real.
Please visit Richard J. Fisher's web site at http://www.historicalgenesis.com.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 A Man Called Adam
Chapter 3 A Place in History: Adam and Associates
Chapter 4 Locating the Garden of Eden
Chapter 5 Original Sin: Just Say No!
Chapter 6 Pottery Tales
Chapter 7 Adam and the Legend of Adapa
Chapter 8 Cain's Lament: Don't Let Them Kill Me!
Chapter 9 Pre-Flood Cities Are Post-Flood Cities
Chapter 10 Wives Tales
Chapter 11 The Great Flood: Local or Global?
Chapter 12 Geological Flood Evidence
Chapter 13 Revelations in Clay
Chapter 14 "We Have Found the Flood"
Chapter 15 Fountains of the Deep
Chapter 16 Surviving the Great Flood
Chapter 17 Parallel Verses
Chapter 18 The Post-Flood Period: Out and About
Chapter 19 The Tower of Babel: Less Confusing
Chapter 20 Searching for Babel
Chapter 21 Further Explorations
Chapter 22 A Father of Nations in a Land of Turmoil
