This book proposes a harmony between Genesis 1-11 and modern mainline science. It argues that a basic distinction must be drawn between the actual words in the Bible and our attempts to interpret those words. Dr. Isham maintains that the apparent contradictions between science and the Scriptures have been caused by blurring this distinction. The popular, traditional interpretation of Genesis 1-11 is at odds with modern science, a fact that has led liberal Christians to treat these chapters as ancient Israelite mythology. However, Dr. Isham argues that the literal words of the text can be...

This treatise pulls together all of Dr. Isham's dates for the Sumerian King List, as well as the Bible chronology (through the Divided Monarchy period). An introductory chapter presents Dr. Isham's views on allegorical interpretation, literalism, inerrancy, and divine inspiration. This chapter also includes a short treatment about the proper interpretation of ancient genealogies. Notes appended to the dates discuss Sabbatical dating, generational dating, the Exodus, and the Book of Joshua. Attempts have been made to not overlap Chapter Three in Planet Earth, but this treatise should be seen...

Focusing on Genesis 2-4, the early Biblical chapters that are seen as being most incongruous with modern mainline science, Dr. Isham proposes a new historical context for these chapters, one that fits better with the latest findings of Mesopotamian archeology. Ancient Sumerian language and mythology are explored in some depth to arrive at this context. Dr. Isham maintains that Eden can be located in the events leading up to the founding of Ubaidian culture, the first completely civilized society on planet earth. This culture replaced a previous settlement in southern Mesopotamia known...