No one who accepts the idea of millions of years or says that the age of the earth doesn't matter can ignore the careful arguments that Coming to Grips with Genesis presents in favor of a six-day creation, the global Flood, and a young earth. It will also strengthen the convictions of those who do believe Genesis.

The question of the age of the creation is not just a debate about science but more importantly about Scripture. Are God's words our final authority? Can they really be interpreted in a way that accommodates millions of years?

Book chapters include:

• Analysis of the Hebrew verbs in Genesis 1 to assess the historicity of the chapter
• Arguments for taking the genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11 as complete chronologies
• Theological implications of accepting natural evil and death before Adam's sin
• Discussion of Jesus' and the apostles' teachings regarding a young earth
• The Flood account in Genesis 6-8 and its geological implications
• . . . . and much more

No serious article on the subject of evolution and the age of the earth will be complete without consideration of this landmark reference work. And while it is a scholarly book for use in seminary and Bible college courses, the editors and authors worked hard to make it accessible to serious-minded lay readers. Early feedback has confirmed that it is.

The editors, Drs. Terry Mortenson and Thane Hutcherson Ury, have lectured in many countries on this subject and are members of the Evangelical Theological Society. The forewords are by renowned Bible teacher Dr. John MacArthur (pastor and president of The Master's Seminary), and the late Dr. Henry Morris, founder of the Institute for Creation Research.

This book was written in honor of Dr. John C. Whitcomb.

The debate about Genesis and the age of the earth will not go away as long as the integrity of God's Word is at stake.

Coming to Grips with Genesis: Biblical Authority and the Age of the Earth (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, November 2008) contains 460 pages.

Editors: Terry Mortenson (M.Div., Ph.D. in history of geology, Coventry University, England) was a missionary with Campus Crusade for Christ for 26 years before joining Answers in Genesis in 2001 as a speaker, writer, and researcher. Answers in Genesis, founded and led by Ken Ham, is well known for its new high-tech Creation Museum and its stand on "upholding the authority of the Bible from the very first verse."

Thane Hutcherson Ury (Ph.D., systematic theology, Andrews University) was a professor of theology and philosophy for 15 years at Bethel College, Indiana, before joining the faculty at the United Wesleyan Graduate Institute, Hong Kong, in 2006.