Perhaps my favorite topics to study are the worldview issues developed in the first few chapters of Genesis. I typically devour every new book I can find that deals with Creation, the Fall, Noah’s Flood, and the Tower of Babel and more found in the first chapters of Genesis.

When I discovered that a new book was to be released examining the chronology of Noah’s Flood in detail, I got pretty excited. Specifically, this new book looks closely at the grammatical construct of the Hebrew text to determine the chronology of the Flood.

Grappling With The Chronology Of The Genesis Flood is not an easy book to read. I studied New Testament Greek for several years while in Bible college, but only had a smattering of studies in Old Testament Hebrew, so for me to follow the lines of thought in this volume was a challenge. In order to grasp the meaning of what the authors were communicating, I often had to go back and read again several parts, or grab a Bible and examine the text in detail, in English, to help me understand just what was being conveyed.

However, that is not a negative critique of this book. I was fascinated by what I learned about the timeline of the Genesis Flood. I was captivated with the examination of the geology and geography studied to determine just when the Flood started, when it peaked, when it started to decline, and when it was finished.

And even though I found the geology and geography interesting, I was even more intrigued by the very structure of the Hebrew grammar and how much it contributes to our understanding of the Genesis Flood.

When the text itself is examined, in the original language, in detail, it reveals much about the chronology of the Flood and reveals much, much more than we glean from our English translations.

Never before has such an examination been undertaken, and the results help explain the world we live in with much more clarity.

I found Grappling With The Chronology Of The Genesis Flood to be very informative. If you choose to read this book, be forewarned: your reading and comprehension skills will be challenged. This is no bedside devotional book, but a thoroughly researched scholarly work, and it will take some serious concentration to understand it, especially if you have little to no background in biblical Hebrew.

However, the knowledge you gain will be well worth the effort. Grappling With The Chronology Of The Genesis Flood is a landmark study, one that comes along once in a generation. You need to have this resource on your shelf.

I highly recommend that you pick up a copy and dig into this incredible resource.

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I received this book free from New Leaf Press/Master Books as part of their Blogger Review Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.