Creation Science Book Review

The Beginnings Under Attack

Chapter 10: Where Did They Go From Babel?

First Published 27 August 2005

Division of the Language (Page 166)

There is nothing of significance from a creation science perspective. The author talks about Babel and the division of the languages. Conservative old earth believers will have no problems with this passage of Scripture.

Abram's Genealogy (Page 173)

Sheffield mentions the declining life spans of the people after the flood, attributing this to the absence of the pre-flood "canopy." Since the ill-fated canopy theory has been shown to be false in previous chapters, we will not address it here. There are other theories for how man's lifespan decreased. All are mere speculation, so I leave it to the reader to investigate this on their own.

A Man Called From the Multitude (Page 176)

Nothing related to the age of the earth is presented in this section.

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