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Adam and His Kin
Drawing on linguistics, archeology, astronomy, the Bible, and other history, Dr. Ruth Beechick writes an enlightening and entertaining history of Adam and his offspring.
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
July 2nd 1990
by Arrow Press
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The early chapters of Genesis, with their cryptic summaries of the history of the young earth, provide sparse ammunition for an earnest discussion with an atheist about the truth of the Bible. Much of the Genesis account seems pretty fantastic.
Ah, but look again! Ruth Beechick, one of the grande dames of homeschooling, provides an insightful interpretation of history from creation down to the call of Abram. Her story fill many of the puzzling gaps in the account.
For example, ...more
Ah, but look again! Ruth Beechick, one of the grande dames of homeschooling, provides an insightful interpretation of history from creation down to the call of Abram. Her story fill many of the puzzling gaps in the account.
For example, ...more
This book was fascinating! It was very interesting to read a narrative account of the beginning of Genesis. Although the author takes some liberty in story telling, she is up front in the intro about this.
There were several different things that I had never really considered, but this book addressed. For instance, I read about how long Adam lived, but I never put the logical conlclusion to this: that he would be alive to see some ten generations of his descendants. The same for ...more
There were several different things that I had never really considered, but this book addressed. For instance, I read about how long Adam lived, but I never put the logical conlclusion to this: that he would be alive to see some ten generations of his descendants. The same for ...more
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I have always loved to use historical fiction to supplement my lessons in history. When I read this book, I approached it as yet another well-researched work of historical fiction about something very true and we enjoyed it very much. This has been one of those books we have read and re-read several times since discovering. We love to discuss this book and all the issues it brings up.
That's the kind of thing that makes learning about the Bible fun. This is a very well-written and in...more
That's the kind of thing that makes learning about the Bible fun. This is a very well-written and in...more
This unique book is historical fiction set in the first 11 chapters of the book of Genesis. I have not seen any other books that deal with this subject matter via the historical fiction methodology and that alone makes it outstanding. The writer includes a foreword that clarifies her intention is NOT to declare authoritatively what happened in earliest time, but rather to use what we know and a healthy dose of imagination to create a logical picture of how it could have been. The foreword advoca...more
The Bible is the deepest, most intelligent, and powerful writing ever penned. Because it is such a profound book, parts of it may at times seem confusing. Many times I struggled through the pages of the Old Testament trying to comprehend the history. Sometimes I would give up, becoming weary of the long string of names or descriptions of who begat whom.
Why did God's Word have to be so difficult for me? I so wanted to be able to read the Bible and be as interested in its history as I ...more
Why did God's Word have to be so difficult for me? I so wanted to be able to read the Bible and be as interested in its history as I ...more
Wow!! Although you should not substitute this for the actual scripture, this is a wonderful history book! I enjoyed every page! It definitely was not the usual boring history book!
She puts the peaces together. Much of it may be conjecture, but it's honest conjecture, unlike what evolutionists and old-earthers are doing.
I wish there were a 3 1/2 star rating...the beginning of this book was great, but lost some of my interest after that.
A lot of speculation, but much closer to the truth than "song of abraham". On the whole, enjoyable but not a reread.
Enlightening of Gen 1-11, though not a for-sure accurate picture
This book didn't make any sense, whatsoever.
The kids wanted to read ahead with this one. It is the recommended reading for Adam to Messiah Curriculum, with the Genesis Finding our Roots unit study. They have this book available at Mardel. This one will give you a new perspective on the story between the lines of Genesis. Remember, this is a book that takes the Bones of the Genesis story, and Mrs. Beechick puts hypothetical muscle and flesh to the history, makes it more interesting for the kids (and me too!).
Very interesting somewhat fictionalized account of the early days of Adam and Eve. I especially liked the parts that showed Adam teaching his descendants all the he had learned from God.
3 stars just because I last read this approx. 7 or 8 years ago. So I do not remember anything. But I do know that it was easy to understand as a kid.
I did not like how the author made a few things up....
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