“The Ark and the Darkness”–An Analysis of the YECist movie (Part 2: Flood, Babel, and the Beast)

Here in Part 2 of my look at the YECist movie The Ark and the Darkness, I am going to provide an overview of the second half of the movie, as well as give my observations on it. Enjoy… The Impact of the Flood ItselfIn the next part of the movie, after discussing the specifics…

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“The Ark and the Darkness”: Let’s Take a Look at the Most Recent Multimedia Extravaganza from Answers in Genesis and Liberty University (Part 1)

Over this Thanksgiving break, I decided to rent The Ark and the Darkness, a YECist movie collaboration of Liberty University and the Ark Encounter. It originally came out at the beginning of 2024, but I wasn’t about to pay $20 to buy it, so I waited until I could plunk down $5 to rent it…

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I Got Interviewed by Gregg Davidson on his Podast!

Recently, I sat down for an interview with Gregg Davidson on his “7 Series Podcast” to talk about my book, The Heresy of Ham. Take a listen! Ep 27 – Heresy of Ham, with author Joel Anderson

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My Final Post on “Rescuing Inerrancy” by Hugh Ross (Part 6)

Here in my final installment of my look at Hugh Ross’ Rescuing Inerrancy, I’m going to say a few things about his final chapter, and then my reflections of the book overall. If you want to learn more about the creation/evolution debate as a whole, as well as some Church History and proper Biblical Exegesis,…

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“Rescuing Inerrancy” by Hugh Ross–A Book Analysis Series (Part 5: A Little More About the Creation Account…and A Lot about Adam and Eve)

Here in Part 5 of my analysis of Hugh Ross’ book, Rescuing Inerrancy, we will look at Chapters 17-20. Chapter 17: Recent Scientific CorroborationIn Chapter 17, Ross attempts to show how the discoveries of modern science, particularly in terms of the formation of the earth millions of years ago, corroborate the creation account in Genesis…

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“Rescuing Inerrancy” by Hugh Ross: A Book Analysis Series (Part 4: The Earth’s Age, Fluctuating Science…and the Historicity of Genesis 1-11?)

Here in Part 4 of my analysis of Hugh Ross’ book, Rescuing Inerrancy, we will look at Chapters 14-16. Chapter 14: Biblical Cues to the Earth’s AgeIn Chapter 14, Ross directly addresses the claims of young earth creationists like Ken Ham. In doing so, Ross makes his own argument as to why the earth is…

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“Rescuing Inerrancy” by Hugh Ross–A Book Analysis Series (Part 3: Genre and a Solid Dome?)

Here in Part 3 of my analysis of Hugh Ross’ book, Rescuing Inerrancy, we will look at Chapters 11-13. Starting in Chapter 11, Ross finally starts to address some of the issues directly tied to Genesis 1-11. Up until Chapter 11, it has all been a more generalized discussion of terms like “dual revelation,” “inerrancy,”…

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“Rescuing Inerrancy” by Hugh Ross–A Book Analysis Series (Part 2): Dual Revelation, Inerrancy, and Concordism

Here in Part 2 of my analysis of Hugh Ross’ book, Rescuing Inerrancy, we will look at Chapters 5-9. Chapter 5: Dual Revelation and Inerrancy in Church HistoryIn Chapter 5, Ross pushes back on the claims of some recent Christian scholars that the concepts of “dual revelation” and “biblical inerrancy” and “concordance” are “recent doctrinal…

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“Rescuing Inerrancy,” by Hugh Ross: A Book Review Series (Part 1: Chapters 1-4–What’s the Problem?)

If you follow my blog regularly, and if you read my previous post, you know that a revised edition of my 2016 book The Heresy of Ham is now out. First things first—go buy ten copies and send them to friends and family. Secondly, to be honest, I wasn’t expecting it to get published so…

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The Revised Edition of “The Heresy of Ham” is Here

***I just found out today that the revised edition of my 2016 book The Heresy of Ham is already available. And so, I wanted to post this quick, initial “promotion” for it. What I’ve included below is that opening section of the book. If it catches your eye and intrigues you, please share this post…

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