Dr. Hugh Ross addresses the mystery: How long ago did Adam and Eve actually live?
Many of you know that astrophysicist Hugh Ross and his apologetics ministry, Reasons to Believe (RTB), have been active in utilizing scientific evidences and research, and theological studies, to show that the truths and historical elements found in the Bible are true and trustworthy. Hugh and his organization have been particularly effective in showcasing the many powerful evidences why God HAS to exist for the universe and earth to, as well. RTB holds to an OLD-earth / universe model (of a 13.7 billion year old universe and a 4.5 billion year old earth) that denies the various Darwinian evolutionary models. RTB asserts that the diversity and similarities found in the fossil record are best explained per their creation by a common Creator who utilized His designs and engineering that were perfectly applicable and functionally adaptable across a vast array of creatures. Of course, RTB also denies that man evolved from the animal kingdom. It believes in a literal Adam and Eve who lived somewhere less than 100,000 years ago.
Below, you will find some tremendously interesting, short videos, as Reasons to Believe's Dr. Hugh Ross and his colleague, Dr. Fazale Rana, address the questions surrounding when, in time, Adam and Eve lived, the age of humanity, and how these might best be reconciled with both the Biblical and the scientific evidences.
In THIS video, Hugh Ross addresses the genealogies found in Genesis 5 (Adam to Noah) and 11 (Noah to Abraham) and speculates as to how they might match up with the historical timeline for the Garden of Eden.
Of course, there are specific ages at birth given to the fathers and sons in the genealogies found in Genesis 5 and 11, likely leaving one wondering as to how the sum of these figures could significantly transcend the simple math they produce. In the following linked video, Reasons to Believe's biochemist Fazale Rana offers theological possibilities that would significantly extend humanity's age going back to Adam, if true. See the video HERE!
Hugh Ross on dispersal of humanity after the Tower of Babel was built, as well as the evidences for the earliest-known anatomically modern humans - See the video HERE!
See the related Genesis Scriptures to the issues above - HERE!
Dr. Ross and his RTB's colleagues have developed a scientific creation model designed to be tested per what the Bible reveals AND what the related scientific data suggests about the accuracy or challenges of the model.
In the following video, Dr. Fazale Rana explains various aspects of RTB's creation model, while exploring the uniqueness of anatomically modern humans - especially, as compared to the various human-like hominid creatures that preceded them - See the video HERE!
Note that, RTB rejects any supposed evolutionary links between the hominids and modern man.