Re: Noah's flood

From: Adam Crowl (qraal@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 21 2000 - 17:35:42 EDT

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    hi

    You can see Glenn's response at his home-page

    www.flash.net/~mortongr/dmd.html

    I think that's it

    Adam

    >From: Keenan.Dungey@furman.edu
    >To: asa@lists.calvin.edu
    >Subject: Noah's flood
    >Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:35:52 -0400
    >
    >
    >Dear list,
    >
    >You may have already discussed this reference, but since Noah's flood is a
    >recurring theme on this list, I'l go ahead and mention it. In a recent
    >_Smithsonian_ (Apr 2000), James Trefil reviews a book by William Ryan and
    >Walter Pitman called _Noah's Flood_. These geologists discuss their
    >findings in the Black Sea, which indicate a large flood occurred there
    >about 7500 years ago. In a scene reminiscent of the filling of the
    >Mediteranean, the Black Sea level was raised when melting glaciers caused
    >the Mediteranean to empty into it. This caused major flooding of the
    >northern area of the Black Sea.
    >
    >This possible scientific explanation of Noah's flood is intriguing.
    >Although a local flood a few hundred miles north of Ararat, it is closer in
    >time and geography to the apparent time and place of the biblical story
    >than Glenn's model of the Mediteranean flood. How would you evaluate a
    >Black Sea flood story, Glenn? Have others read this book and do you find
    >it a helpful contribution to the flood debate?
    >
    >Keenan
    >

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