Author:
Young, Davis A.
Imprint:Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans ; Carlisle : Paternoster Press, 1995.
Descriptionxiii, 327 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Note:The flood in early Jewish thought -- The flood in early Christian thought -- The flood in the Middle Ages and Renaissance -- The impact of the exploration of the new world -- Diluvial cosmogonies and the beginnings of geology -- The collapse of diluvial cosmogonies and the beginnings of modern geology -- Early nineteenth-century developments in geology -- Advance and regression in geological thought -- The popularizers of geology -- Theology in the mid-nineteenth century -- New discoveries and deluge theories of the late nineteenth century -- Biblical scholarship until the fundamentalist-modernist controversies -- Scientific advances of the early twentieth century -- Mesopotamian flood deposits -- Recent developments in science and biblical studies -- Twentieth-century flood geology -- Recent theories of the flood -- Recent commentary on the flood.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
