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A Chronicle of the Beginning: From the Creation of the World to the Exodus
Where was science when God was making the universe? To this day the question of the world’s creation and the origin of the nations is the subject of numerous debates and disputes. The author asserts that Christian teaching on the origin of the universe in no way contradicts authentic science. The reader is presented with proof of the world’s divine origins, substantiated by modern scientific discoveries. This book gives a detailed description of the most enigmatic period in human history—the time from Adam until the exodus of Israel from Egypt. “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar” (Prov. 30:5–6).
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I. The Beginning: A Chronicle
Chapter 1. A theological interpretation of evolution
Chapter 2. Evolutionism and the origin of death
Chapter 3. How long did one day of creation last?
Chapter 4. Evolutionism and the nature of things
Part II. Revelation or Evolution?
Chapter 1. Was there a Big Bang?
Chapter 2. The anthropic principle
Chapter 3. The age of the Earth
Chapter 4. Did life occur by accident?
Chapter 5. How did different species originate?
Chapter 6. Man: ape or image of God?
Chapter 7. Key takeaways
Part III. The Seven Days of Creation
Chapter 1. The first day
Chapter 2. The second day
Chapter 3. The third day
Chapter 4. The fourth day
Chapter 5. The fifth day
Chapter 6. The sixth day
Chapter 7. The creation of man
Chapter 8. The incorruptible world
Chapter 9. The seventh day; the sabbath
Chapter 10. Paradise
Chapter 11. The creation of woman
Part IV. The World After the Fall into Sin
Chapter 1. The Consequences of the first sin on earth
Chapter 2. The division at the gates of paradise
Chapter 3. The terrestrial city
Chapter 4. The ways of the celestial city
Chapter 5. The giants
Chapter 6. The antediluvian Church
Part V. The Great Flood
Chapter 1. The flood
Chapter 2. The ark
Chapter 3. The end of the deluge
Chapter 4. Extrabiblical evidence of the Great Flood
Chapter 5. Geological evidence of the Great Flood
Chapter 6. Did the flood cover the whole earth?
Part VI. The Church from Noah to Eber
Chapter 1. Biblical chronology; the sin of ham and the fate of the races
Chapter 2. The original monotheism; the covenant of Noah
Part VII. The Tower of Babel
Chapter 1. The rebellion of Nimrod
Chapter 2. Construction of the tower
Chapter 3. The confusion of tongues
Chapter 4. The end of the Tower of Babel
Chapter 5. The table of the nations
Chapter 6. The spread of the descendants of Shem
Chapter 7. The spread of the descendants of Japheth
Chapter 8. The spread of the descendants of Ham
Chapter 9. A few words concerning the Stone Age
Chapter 10. The rise of paganism
Chapter 11. Eber; the Church before Abraham
Part VIII. The Church of the Patriarchs
Chapter 1. The reality of the patriarchs
Chapter 2. The birthplace of Abraham
Chapter 3. The calling of Abraham
Chapter 4. Abraham in Egypt
Chapter 5. Melchizedek
Chapter 6. The Covenant with Abraham
Chapter 7. The appearance of God to Abraham in the form of three travelers
Chapter 8. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Chapter 9. The birth of Isaac
Chapter 10. The sacrificing of Isaac
Chapter 11. The marriage of Isaac
Chapter 12. Jacob and Esau
Chapter 13. Jacob in Haran
Chapter 14. Joseph the All-Comely
Chapter 15. The story of the righteous Job
Chapter 16. The migration of the Hebrews into Egypt
Chapter 17. The last days of Jacob and his blessing
Chapter 18. Archaeological confirmation of the story of Joseph
Part IX. The Birth of the Church Under the Law
Chapter 1. Egyptian bondage
Chapter 2. The birth of Moses
Chapter 3. The Burning Bush
Chapter 4. The divine inspiration of Holy Scripture
Chapter 5. Did Moses write the Law? or: A few words concerning biblical criticism
Chapter 6. The biblical canon
Chapter 7. The plagues of Egypt
Chapter 8. Exodus; the Passover of the Lord
Chapter 9. The crossing of the Red Sea
Chapter 10. The appearance of God on Sinai
Chapter 11. The meaning of the Law
Chapter 12. The golden calf
Chapter 13. The building of the tabernacle
Chapter 14. The Old Testament priesthood
Chapter 15. The spies in the Holy Land
Chapter 16. The rebellion of Core, Dathan, and Abiron
Chapter 17. The wandering in the Desert: traces in history
Chapter 18. Balaam the soothsayer
Chapter 19. The uprising at Mount Peor
Chapter 20. The death of Moses the God-seer
Chapter 21. The spies in Jericho
Chapter 22. The storming of Jericho
Chapter 23. The battle at Gibeon and the conquest of the Holy Land
Chapter 24. The death of Joshua
Conclusion