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Dinosaurs & the Bible

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This book is an excellent book for children ages 7 or 8-12 and gives us the Biblical perspective on what the Bible says about dinosaurs and the age of the earth - much younger than what they will hear in most schools. There are also pictures and full color and black and white drawings for the children to look at while you are reading to them. The book explains that most of the fossils of the world occurred in the world-wide flood of Noah's time, and that Noah took dinosaurs on the ark (baby or juvenile ones of the large types). The book shows scientific evidence that man and dinosaur lived together at the same time: footprints found together in the same layer, cave drawings by Indians of dinosaurs, eyewitness accounts of fishermen and sailors who have seen dinosaur-like swimming creatures in the ocean in this century, including an occurence in World War I. Our attention is also pointed to the fascinating Biblical descriptions of behemoth and leviathan. It also gives accounts of the natives in the Congo of Africa who have seen an animal they call the "mokele mbembe." When these natives are shown pictures of a brontosaurus-like (diplodocus) creature, they become excited and say, "mokele-mbembe!" They do not do this for pictures or drawings of other animals, like the elephant or the hippo. A good way to get kids started - "There was no death until Adam sinned."

I find it to be extremely fascinating. The ideas that are raised in this book are logical and supported. A Child can understand it but even a Biology professor could gain from reading it. I would highly recommend it to anyone with a curious child, or a curios mind of their own.

Yes, after so many wasted hours with National Geographic and other devil sources that try to tempt you into sin with annoying facts, this book really helps to settle one's mind. I now know that things such as "The process of fossilization take incredible amounts of time" or "If there was a world-wide flood, wouldn't all the plants have drowned?" or "Bibical references to 'dinosaurs' aren't even close to what dinosaurs would have really looked like" are lies, that the thousands of missing-link fossils which have been discovered were all invented in labs by evolutionists, and that it is perfectly reasonable to assume we will eventually find living dinosaurs in the African rainforest, thus proving every word out of Pat Robertson's mouth is correct.

Seriously though, this book and those like it are the absolute funniest things in print I have ever read! Listen folks, I believe in God as much as the next person but if you seriously believe that the world is 4,000 years old and that humans existed alongside dinosaurs THEN YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR MINDS!!!!!!!!!!! I look foward to having a civilized, rational debate with those opposed but have the feeling instead I will just get a few dozen messages about how I'm going to hell...

Pros:
This book explains things very clearly and is Scripturally accurate.
It does a fantastic job of helping children to understand just how catastrophic the Genesis flood event really must have been - using great examples from observed & documented natural distasters.
It's geared perfectly to it's age group.
Cons:
The book has a very "old" look, with illustrations and art that may be a bit of a turn-off for most kids. It looks as though it was made in the early 70's and kids may not think it's flashy or cool enough.
It also cites a few highly controversial evidences such as the "plesiasaur" that Japanese fisherman found near australia - this find was very likely a basking shark (look up pictures online / also look for an explanation of this find on www.answersingenesis.org to help explain the controversy)
It also cites the very controversial dino/human footprints found near Glenrose, Texas. These prints are not the "magic bullet" evidence for creation that many hope for. There are sufficient historical evidences for the coexistence of dinos & man, but few are mentioned. Find some and share them with your kids when you read this to help supplement the material.

Overall, this book is a fine add to a young persons library and IS a good book. Buy it! Just don't expect anything particularly amazing.
I reccommend Dinosaurs by Design - by Duane Gish, or Dinosaurs of Eden - by Ken Ham as well. Enjoy!

The Bible and Dinosaurs is an excellent tool to help kids broaden their thoughts about science and the origin of the earth. It encourages them to challenge what is taught as the proven truth, and to search the Bible for real evidence and truth.

This is one of the most hilarious books I have read in a long time. I cannot fathom teaching this to a child. Even more so I cannot believe an adult would want a child of theirs to be taught such outrageous nonsense. The only thing this book is good for is a good laugh.

A book about dinosaurs should not have anything about religion in it, unless you believe that dinosaurs had a religion. Science is the meandering search for truth; religion is about accepting an established version of the truth. If you are interested in the genealogy of dinosaurs I recommend the BBC "Walking with Dinosaurs" followed by the BBC "Walking with Prehistoric Beasts".

If you want an explanation of dinos based on the creationist view of science, this is a good book. Dramatic pictures and accurate info about what the dinosaurs were really like. Because more and more scientific theories are being proven wrong, this is a good book to help explain the truth. Only flaw is that for younger kids seeking truth, this book can be wordy.

Thank you Dr. Unfred for writing such an amazing book on creation. I am so thrilled to have my children read this book about TRUTH. It is so sad how brain washed kids are into thinking that evolution is a process by which they came about on this earth! The book is incredibly well written and filled with many colorful illustrations. Thank you for doing the Lords work. Fantastic job!

I have not read this book, and i don't intend to, but i have seen a webpage that is like it. does anyone seriously think one side will listen to the other enough to write a whole book on it? my god. anyway, i give it a 5 because that's in the middle. I also seriously doubt that it's a "children's book"