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Restoring Adam & Eve Dr. Robert Carter Research Associate, FMS Foundation
Also, Dr. Wes Brewer, Dr. John Baumgardner, Dr. Franzine Smith, and Others Resources
Adam, Eve, and Evidence…the descent of man Dr. Robert Carter and Dr. John C. Sanford Book in preparation
Adam, Eve, and Evidence J.C. Sanford LogosRA.org
In Light of Genetics... Adam, Eve, and the Creation/Fall Dr. John C. Sanford and Dr. Robert Carter Christian Apologetics Journal Vol 12, No2, 2014 LogosRA.org What is at Stake?
1. Is God good? Why evil/death?
2. Is Scripture trustworthy?
3. Are we special?
4. Reason for the Cross
5. Reality of Heaven Three types of evidence affirming a literal Adam and Eve:
A. Scripture
B. History
C. Genetics
A. Evidence from Scripture New Testament
NT Authors extensively quote Genesis as history, especially Genesis 1-11.
They specifically speak of the Fall, the serpent, Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Seth, Enoch, the Flood, and Noah.
Twice as many references to Adam and Eve in NT than OT. Two Creation Accounts?
Genesis 1 = six days.
th Genesis 2 = 6 day (zoomed in).
Gen 2:4 (NKJV) This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Gen 2:5 (NKJV) before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown…there was no man to till the ground;
Gen 2:8 (NKJV) The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. Two Creation Accounts? Strong’s Concordance: Gen 2:5 (NKJV) Before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown… there was no man to till the ground. put Gen the 2:8 man (NKJV) whom The He LORD God had formed. planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He
. Does Genesis show that God created Adam and Eve first and plants later?
No, the Bible does not say that. Chapter 1 of Genesis clearly indicates that God created plants on day 3.
So what did God create on Day six?
On day six God made three things – Adam and Eve, land animals, and a special garden. The world was already full of all kinds of plants, but It says that God planted that very special garden of Eden, presumably with adapted (domesticated) plants appropriate for gardening.
2. Historical Evidence Historically, who has believed in Adam?
The ancient Jews, many modern orthodox Jews.
The authors of New Testament, including Jesus.
The early church Fathers.
The Catholic Church and all the Popes.
The Protestant Church. Luther/Calvin, etc.
The great evangelists – Wesley, Moody, etc.
Most of today’s Bible-believing Christians.
Mohammad, most orthodox Muslims.
Today - perhaps half of humanity (up to ~4 billion).
Biblical Genealogies from Adam
Adam – 1st generation (Genesis 2)
Abraham – 21st generation (Genesis 1-11)
David – 34th generation (I Chronicles 1)
th Jesus – 77 generation (Luke 3) Many modern genealogies
go back to Adam
Modern Europeans ~ 150 generations
Modern Arabs ~ 150 generations
C. Genetic Evidences Seven Genetic Evidences Supporting a Literal Adam and Eve
1. Mitochondrial Eve 2. Y-chromosome Adam
3. Population Bottleneck 4. Designed variants in Genome
5. Babel dispersion
6. Ape-to-man refuted
7. Genetic Entropy Evidence #1 - Mitochondrial Eve
Google “Mitochondrial Eve”.
“Mother of us all”.
All our mito-chromosomes - from one woman! Eve’s Mitochondrial DNA Consensus Sequence A divergence diagram For Eve
Each ring is 50 mutations How long ago did Eve live?
On average, 21 accumulated mito-mutations.
Mito-mutation rate ~ 0.1 per generation.
21 divided by 0.1 = 210 generations.
Multiply by 25 years = about 5,250 years ago. Evidence #2 - Y Chromosome Adam
Google “Y-chromosome Adam”.
All Y chromosomes come from one man.
We now have an approximation of his chrY.
Very little variation – Adam was ‘recent’. A divergence diagram For Adam
Each ring is 200 mutations How Long ago did Adam live?
1. Claimed dates range from 57,000 to 340,000.
2. Average accumulation ~ 300 chrY mutations.
3. ChrY mutation rate ~ 1 per generation.
4. Time to get 300 mutations ~ 300 generations.
5. Multiply by 25 years = roughly 7,500 years. Coalescence –
An evolutionary escape mechanism?
Red boxes = inference only: Evidence #3 - Initial population very small
Evolution requires consistently large, diverse population.
Man is genetically “too homogeneous” (chimp 3x more diverse).
Invented “evolutionary bottleneck” (near extinction).
Best explained by Bible (2 people, growth, 8 people, growth). Evidence #4 - Designed Diversity in Eden
Biologos argument – “too much diversity…”
Ignores potential for pre-programmed diversity in Adam/Eve. A modern couple has about 7-8 million genetic variants. Adam and Eve could have much more genetic variants. Designed genetic diversity would arise instantly! Designed Diversity in Eden
Q: How many chromosome sets in Eden?
A: 4 sets: two in Adam, plus two in Eve.
Adam - Chr1a : ATCGGCTTCAAATCGAA…
Chr1b : ATCGGCTACAAATCGCA…
Eve - Chr1c : ATCGGCTCCTAATCGAA…
Chr1d : ATCGGCTGCTAATCGCA… Key words - adam eve genetic diversity sanford Comparing actually observed autosomal distribution, versus various simulated populations Evidence #5 - Tower of Babel
“The Tower of Babel may emerge as a strikingly accurate metaphor. We probably did once speak the same language, and we did diversify into incomprehension as we spread over the face of the earth.”
- Dr. Stephen Jay Gould Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences “Out of the Middle East” “Racial” differences in one generation.
Twins Remee and Kian, born April 2005 Evidence #6 - Ape-to-Man Evolution Collapsing ContestedBones.org Evidence #7 - Genetic Entropy GeneticEntropy.org Noah, 950 yrs
Shem, 600 yrs
Abraham 175 yrs Moses King David Average Roman 120 yrs 70 yrs 45 yrs Restoring Adam and Eve
Made in the image of God!
Fearfully and wonderfully made!
Fallen!
Redeemed!
Just like us! Good Science Affirms Scripture Counter-Arguments -
Two creation accounts? Genesis - Oral tradition? No written account? Authors? Borrowed from earlier pagan cultures? People outside the Garden? Adam/Eve – no mutations/no parents/no sin/no belly-buttons? Good News!
1. God made everything good.
2. God created miraculously.
3. God made us in His image.
4. God made us male and female.
5. Redemption!
6. new heaven and earth – better than Eden!