The Early Earth: An Introduction to Biblical Creationism

This expanded and revised edition of "The Early Earth," by Dr. John C. Whitcomb, Biblical Professor of Old Testament for 38 years at Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, startles the reader with an excellent in-depth examination of the earth as created rather than evolved. Bracing his position with the first and second laws of Thermodynamics, Dr. Whitcomb thus handily develops his stance for Biblical Creationism while dismantling many of the foundational suppositions of evolutionary conjecture. In addition, he establishes the suddenness of creation as scientifically supported by many such as Dr. Carl Baugh, Creation Evidence Museum, while proving the instantaneity of earth's beginning over the provably unscientific spontaneity professed by evolutionists. Written as a scholarly textbook, yet formed in lucid prose, Dr. Whitcomb's work is an excellent primer for any seeking an introduction to the main questions demanded of earth's beginnings. Perhaps the only surprise is the wonder remaining at the end of the book as to why any would continue to pursue the theory of evolution when even the laws of thermodynamics obliterate all reason for valuing Darwin's hypothesis. Genesis thus excelled clearly enhances the Psalmist's prophetic utterance, "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork." {Psalm 19:1, The New King James} A hearty 'Amen' must be added to the exhortation that 'The Early Earth' is indeed a "must read." TL Farley, Author, When Now Becomes Too Late, Distant Reaches When Now Becomes Too Late { Print Edition } When Now Becomes Too Late ( Kindle Edition } { Prophecy : The Rapture in Brief } Distant Reaches { Print Edition } { True Life Adventures in Ireland, Boston and on the North Atlantic }

As a college professor, I have always tried to memorize important benchmarks in my field. One set of benchmarks that is critical in teaching geology are dates such as the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago. I soon discovered that this task was going to be far more difficult then I first expected because for many dates, such as the age of the universe, many different estimates exist (in this case from around 5 to 25 billion years). It soon became apparent the many of the dates in geology are estimates at best and more often gestimates. Whitcomb in this excellent work does a much needed job critiquing many of the modern dating methods used in science today. He shows why many are not as accurate as commonly believed. Now when I teach geology or earth science I always stress that no one in science knows, for example, how old the earth or universe is, and therefore when providing dates one must not say that something is so many years old, but must say "according to carbon 14 or another dating method, some animal is estimated to have died 5730 years ago, and this date is based on the many assumptions of this method." Unfortunately, most texts and sources often dogmatically state that something is so many millions of years old when this cannot be known to be the case. This must read book will go a long way toward reducing the dogmatism now very common in geological dating and will help the dating process to be more scientific and less dogmatic. In short The Early Earth is an antidote to dogmatism