Dinosaurs and the bible is a sixteenweek homeschool course presented from a young earth creationist worldview. Does the bible say anything about cats, dogs, rabbits, monkeys, etc only by. The book of job describes this massive animalbut it is shrouded in mystery. According to evolution, no 22 dinosaurs were made on the same day as adam day 6 dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years go, while the first people evolved only about 100,000 years ago. The bible was written long before dinosaurs became popular within science and culture in the early 1800s. However, the bible credits god with having created all things, so it is evident that they were among the things he made. Historical records, mounting scientific evidence, and biblical references show.
Q ive been on the net studying dinosaurs in the bible and it appears that the kronosaurus leviathan is talked about in job 41, isiah 27. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. However, the word dinosaur was not invented until 1842, thus they are often referred to by other common names from ancient times such as dragons, serpents, cockatrice, or basilisks in some translations. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041. Dinosaurs in the bible australian biblical creation. A search for the word dragon in the king james version kjv of the bible produces 34 separate matches across 10 different books written between approximately 2000 bc and 90 ad. No direct matches for your keyword exist in the king james bible. Perhaps some who hold to compromise positions will be upset by this. Dinosaurs were animals that had become corrupted, werent taken into the ark, and died in the flood. Young earth creationists, those who believe the earth is only 6,000 years old. But if it gets christians to examine the evidence and what the bible actually saysthen thats good. Genesis and job gods creation behemoth and leviathan. This erroneous idea is based on the supposition that either you have to believe in the youngearth theory of a 6,000yearold earth and dinosaurs living with adam, or you cant believe in the creation week account of genesis 1.
Keeping with its bible themed approach, the creation museum says the dinosaur died in a worldwide flood about 4,300 years ago. Some interpreters have taken these to be dinosaurs. The second theory, put forth by modern bible scholars, is that leviathan represents a crocodile. Dinosaurs and the bible connecting the bible and science. Since job lived after the flood, we can also be sure that noah had dinosaurs on the ark. Nevertheless, behemoth and leviathan could represent dinosaurs, just as the young earth creationists believe. Biblical location of garden of eden contradicts young earth paradigm rather than reconsider flood geology, young earth creationist reject the bible s clear teaching in genesis 2. So much so, in fact, that they were used as ceiling beams in the temple built by solomon. Dinosaurs are merely made up to support the theory of evolution. The only reason that iguanas and komodo dragons are not called dinosaurs is because dinosaurs supposedly went extinct 65 million years ago. Biblical book of job contains a major section on the literary use of behemoth. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. If behemoth was a dinosaur see earlier section, then a behemoth type must have been on the ark, because the lord used the behemoth as an illustration in teaching job.
If the different kinds of dinosaurs survived the flood, then they must have come off the ark and lived in the postflood world. Click the search button below to search the entire website including all scripture translations, comments, commentary, bible dictionary, articles, and other pages. Creationism and the bible research using gods word. The genesis flood, the genesis record, biblical creationism, and science and the bible. However, in such study creation regularly has been considered. Due to his great suffering, job criticized the working of jehovah in his life. For a full explanation of this, see dinosaurs, the bible, and a. For many years youngearth creationists have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. Therefore, we shouldnt expect to see dinosaurs in the bible, but we should expect to see descriptions of dragons and other large creatures. Many strict or youngearth creationists suggest that job 40 presents evidence that dinosaurs lived with. Deyoung has done a good job of taking the facts of the dinosaurs and showing how they do not conflict with biblical creation genesis 12. I may surprise a few oldearth creationists by my conclusions with this one. There is no direct reference to dinosaurs in the bible. And god said, let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kindslivestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.
Home ask a bible teacher dinosaurs in the book of job. The affinity of creation theology to the wisdom tradition of israel has long been recognized. In his second speech to job at the end of the book of job, the lord mentions two. Does the bible describe dinosaurs in job 40 and 41. Creationism introduction creationism is more than a defense of the biblical creation story. Old earth creationism is an attempt to reconcile the idea that the earth is billions of years old with the creation account of genesis 1. This great animal, called behemoth, is described as. The word dinosaur is not found in the bible because modern man came up with the word dinosaur. Are dinosaurs mentioned in the bible, like in the book of job. Except for the first eleven chapters of genesis, which almost certainly were originally written by adam, noah, the sons of noah, and terah, then eventually edited by moses compare with introduction to genesis, the book of job is probably the oldest book in the bible. And so it is to the dinosaurs, and what the bible and science have to say about them, that we now turn our attention.
Keeping with its biblethemed approach, the creation museum says the dinosaur died in a worldwide flood about 4,300 years ago. Job, behemoth, and dinosaurs by wayne jackson the topic of dinosaurs fascinates virtually everyone. However, that doesnt necessarily mean that animals described in the bible dont include what we might call dinosaurs today. There has been controversy as to what behemoth really is. Not all animals are mentioned by name in the bible cats, tigers, elephants, etc, but if god created the dinosaurs on day six of the creation week, its possible that hey might be mentioned somewhere in the bible and i believe this. In order to set the record straight, lets examine this passage of scripture, and see what the possibilities are. Actually, as we will soon see, there is a lot of evidence for this. Children especially are captivated by the dinosaur theme as they behold artists perceptions of these magnificent creatures that roamed the earth centuries ago, as such are portrayed in books, on television, and in the movies. Creation scientists believe that dinosaurs were created by god and they lived with man in. In this book we shall develop the premise that job is the original author of job, chapters 331 and that elihu is the original author of chapters 3242. In short, lets remember to do what we can to advance the cause. For many years young earth creation science believers have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. Biblical location of garden of eden contradicts young earth paradigm rather than reconsider flood geology, young earth creationist reject the bibles clear teaching in genesis 2. In jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha such as the 2nd century bce book of.
The topic of dinosaurs in the bible is part of a larger ongoing debate within the christian community over the age of the earth, the proper interpretation of genesis, and how to interpret the physical evidences we find all around us. Not only does the bible use the word dragon repeatedly, 21 times in the old testament and 12 times in the book of revelations, the book of job describes creatures called behemoth and leviathan, which seem to indicate large, reptilian beasts, like dinosaurs. First, there is the conviction that the earths layers on our continents did not develop over the course of millions of years. Are dinosaurs described in the bible, in the book of job. Dinosaurs are mentioned in the bible on a number of occasions. God put dinosaurs in the bible as the poster child for creationism. Behemoth and leviathan in the book of job creation ministries.
For instance, a creature called behemoth is described in job 40. Accordingly, the lord, in a devastating examination of the patriarch, illustrated his own power and wisdom and, by contrast, jobs pathetic ignorance with a series of examples from nature job 3841. However, there is no proof in the geologic record that man and dinosaurs lived together. Some versions take the bible and try to interpret the scriptures to determine a place for the fossil record and neanderthals and dinosaurs. Here are a few comments from two of the books mentioned above. The old testament book of job talks about a dinosaur called behemoth and a creature called leviathan that may have been a dinosaur job 40, 41.
In his second speech to job at the end of the book of job, the lord mentions two powerful and fearsome creatures, behemoth and leviathan. Therefore, the events and descriptions within the book of job are over 4000 years old, i. It attempts to solve some of the mysteries surrounding dinosaurs, dispel some of the myths, and provide homeschool students with solid answers and the tools needed to defend their faith. It is almost universally conceded by bible scholars that the historical background for the book of job is in the postflood period of the patriarchal era. Dinosaurs in the bible the bible begins with a statement that is so simple a child can understand it, yet so inexhaustibly profound. Well, iguanas and komodo dragons sure look like dinosaurs to me. Archer makes a good case for the crocodile, however. There is huge compelling evidence and sightings that they still live to this day. It is the most dramatic and important opening of any chapter of any book. Problems with the gap theoryis it an acceptable way to harmonize the bible and the geologic record. Creation scientists believe that dinosaurs were created by god and they lived with man in the beginning. Both the bible and science refute young earth creationism. This erroneous idea is based on the supposition that either you have to believe in the youngearth theory of a 6,000yearold earth and dinosaurs living with adam, or you. Oct 24, 2016 the bible says two of each land animal seven of some were brought onto the ark, which means that some dinosaurs made it onto the ark and after the flood, lived alongside humans, which we have evidence of in job.
This reinforces what its really all about, just like the term biblical creationists. Originally published in journal of creation 15, no 2 august 2001. On february 20, 2011 november 11, 2014 by geochristian in age of the earth, apologetics, christianity, creation in the bible, geology, origins, youngearth creationism. The bible, however, makes it plain that dinosaurs and people must have lived together.
With that said, i believe it is possible that god used the extinct dinosaur as an example for job. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041, dinosaurs. Jun 09, 2008 most people believe you cant reconcile dinosaurs and the biblebut they are wrong. The flood supports the idea of selective extinction since many dinosaurs survived the event because they were on the ark. Most people believe you cant reconcile dinosaurs and the biblebut they are wrong. The postdiluvian world is a very different world and such animals as dinosaurs were probably unable to adapt. According to the bible, humans and dinosaurs originally lived at the same time. If we take extinct animals into consideration, a herbivorous dinosaur seems a more likely candidate. Most bible commentators equate this beast spoken of here in job with a hippopotamus or rhinoceros but both their tails are only noteworthy because they are so small compared to the animal. The bible was written long before dinosaurs became popular within science and. The book of job, possibly written a few centuries after the flood, uses the ancient name behemoth. The book of job, presumably written in the second millennium bc, details the events.
As you stand in front of a dinosaur, read the words that god spoke to job in the bible. In his second speech to job at the end of the book of job, the lord mentions two powerful and fearsome creatures, behemoth an. Dinosaurs were created by god, possibly even taken onto the ark, but died thereafter. Behemoth and leviathan appear to be two literal animals that are described poetically in vivid detail in the book of job.
Second, there is the conviction that the order of the fossils does not speak at all about macroevolution. There seems to be a reference to dinosaurs in the book of job. This belief is held by gleason archer, in his book encyclopedia of bible difficulties, and by dr. Bible verses related to dinosaurs from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order job 40. Answer progressive creationismis it a viable option. Dinosaur in the bible creationwiki, the encyclopedia of. Our curiosity about dinosaurs begs even more questions about how old the earth is, how god created what he did, and what role evolution has played in biology. Creation theology in the book of job america magazine. The bible and creationevolution questionsandanswers. Biblical and scientific arguments lead to a dual conviction. Although dinosaurs are not specifically mentioned in the bible, the fossil deposits they produced are described as being used by early humans in the opening chapters of genesis. However, scientists say the last dinosaurs roamed the earth more than. Deyoung believes in a literal sixday creation with god creating the dinosaurs along with all of other life forms found on our planet.
This bible study course considers the text of genesis 1. The first discovery of the dinosaurs as far as recent times is concerned came in the spring of 1822. Jesus, dinosaurs and more is a webpage of scientific evidence supporting the biblical account of creation. The creation of the universe according to the bible books of genesis and job. Dinosaurs were also spoken of in the bible and described with incredible detail. Man also has typically played a major role in the extinction of a species. Earth creationists, who tend to believe humans coexisted with dinosaurs. The bible says two of each land animal seven of some were brought onto the ark, which means that some dinosaurs made it onto the ark and after the flood, lived alongside humans, which we have evidence of in job.
Mar 14, 2016 as you stand in front of a dinosaur, read the words that god spoke to job in the bible. There are some technical problems that god would have faced in including dinosaurs in the creation account. If the book of job doesnt describe dinosaurs, what animals are being referred to. But there is actually quite a lot of evidence to support the fact that dinosaurs have always lived at the same time as man and with man. Creationism attempts to formulate theories for the origin of the universe and life. One must keep in mind that the bible is an account of man and instructions for man.
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