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Investigating What the Bible Claims Concerning Adam and Eve

Published on July 16, 2015
  • Adam & Eve
  • Fossils
  • The Bible in Ancient Context

Given all the debate concerning the relationship between the biblical account of Adam and Eve and the constant flow of new information concerning genetics and the fossil record, it is important for us to take a careful look at the biblical text to evaluate what its claims actually are. Such claims are going to emerge in a close reading of the biblical text as an ancient document.


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