Adam and His Kin, Ruth Beechick
Adam and His Kin, Ruth Beechick
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Adam and His Kin
The Lost History of Their Lives and Times

Author: Ruth Beechick

Narrator: James Wood

Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/21/2019


Synopsis

Journey Through the World's Forgotten Years.History doesn't have to be drab. This book is entertaining, informative and remarkably easy to read. Though not a novel, it weaves into one continuous story information from many sources – including linguistics, archeology, astronomy and other sciences; the Bible and other history; and ancient traditions and religions. It is neatly arranged within the timeline as given in the Bible. This excursion through an almost forgotten world provides startling insights on many old questions.HAVE history textbooks told us the truth?HOW did mankind learn language?WHERE did the skills of civilisation begin?WHY do ancient writings refer to a year of 360 days?WHAT actual events lie behind the mythologies of the world?WHO kept alive the memory of the distant past?Dr. Ruth Beechick is author or editor of more than 100 manuals, work-books and other items for Bible learning, as well as several books on education topics. She is a former teacher and professor of education, and is known for her talent in making complex topics clear and understandable. Adam and His Kin continues that tradition.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Flew on August 18, 2011

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......more

Goodreads review by Kellyn on January 31, 2017

This is a fantastic book containing many theories about what went down in the first few chapters of Genesis. Although fiction, I think it's a pretty realistic account. It doesn't stray from the Bible - it simply fills in some of the chinks. I'm not saying that the Bible isn't perfect that way it is,......more

Goodreads review by Ebookwormy1 on September 20, 2017

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 NO......more

Goodreads review by Marcy on April 08, 2016

Turning the Bible into fiction is pretty weird. This tried way too hard to explain discrepancies between the Bible and science. Even my 7yo who was the one really assigned to read it was picking it apart. I liked some of the themes, like how the world before the flood was so much more beautiful and......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on February 08, 2024

Interesting fiction account of what the days of Adam through Abram could have been like. Some of it seemed far fetched and some seemed entirely possible.......more