Oldest person in the bible7/30/2023 To say that there were no people on earth before Adam (approximately BC 4000) is an indefensible position in light of modern knowledge, and most people think it is ignorance or mindless religious indoctrination to hear Christians say it. People conclude that if the Bible is wrong about our origin, it is probably wrong about our destiny too, and therefore it cannot be trusted as a book of truth. Here the Bible comes up against hard facts The real issue here is not whether or not there were people on earth before Adam but whether or not the Bible is a credible book of truth. Most biblical issues cannot be measured and tested, but this one is different. Adam has become a proof issue to test the Bible Most Christians don't give much thought, if any, to this issue, but it's a big issue for many people thinking about trusting the Bible and becoming a Christian. The huge human age discrepancy between science and the Bible is widely known by unbelievers and doubters and, to them, this portrays devout Christians as poorly educated people with blind faith in an ancient book that is flat-out wrong. The reason that polls, news reports, and general literature usually use 10,000 years (rather than Bible's 4,000 years) is to give allowance for possible gaps in the genealogies, as discussed here in Bible genealogies. The most recent poll shows that more than half of church-attending American Christians still believe that ' God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time WITHIN THE LAST 10,000 YEARS OR SO.' This page gives you the information needed to engage in interesting conversations with anyone about Adam and people who may have lived before him. The very idea of who were the first people on earth – and where, when and why – is a fascinating subject for most people, and a good conversation starter leading to the Bible. This page gives another view that is rarely discussed in church because it's too controversial and not in accord with church tradition. Informed ChristianĪfter re-reading the two Genesis stories – 'days' of creation and Garden of Eden – whether or not a Christian believes that Adam was the first human on earth, at least he or she should be familiar with other views and be able to discuss them objectively. This interpretation builds confidence in the Bible because it is consistent with both scripture and modern knowledge. This page shows how there is another way to read the Genesis story and conclude that, even though Adam was the first sinner, there were other people living outside of the Garden before God placed Adam into it. However, there is overwhelming evidence from archaeology, history, and science to conclude that there has been human activity on earth for tens of thousands of years.Ĭhristians are becoming conflicted by the evidence, and large numbers of young people are leaving the church because it won't face facts and answer the obvious questions. The Bible says, through genealogies, that Adam lived about BC 4,000. Most Christians have been taught that Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth, inferred from the first two chapters of Genesis.
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