2022 Volume 17

Answers in Depth (AiD) explores the biblical worldview in addressing modern scientific research, history, current events, popular media, theology, and much more. AiD provides Christians with powerful apologetic answers, careful critiques, and close examinations of the world around them.

Contents

• The Directed Steps of Hans Christian Gram

  

  Jan. 19, 2022

  How Christian Gram’s providential bacteria discovery in 1883 helped improve bacterial taxonomy and identify pathogens of infectious diseases.

• In-Depth Article

  Archaeological Evidence for the Kingdom of Judah

  

  Feb. 2, 2022

  How recent digs in Sha’arayim, Socoh, Ziklag, and Lachish confirm history from the ancient kingdom of Judah and why it matters for biblical reliability

• Why Is a Week Seven Days?

  

  March 2, 2022

  A biblical overview for why our week is only seven days, how the secular world explains it, and the benefits we enjoy from God’s ordained work-rest weekly pattern

• In-Depth Article

  Darwin’s Views of Women and Their Effect on Society

  

  March 5, 2022

  How Charles Darwin’s views about the inferiority of women have negatively affected scientific research, female researchers, and society for generations

• In-Depth Article

  How Old-Earth Inerrantists Are Unintentionally Undermining Inerrancy

  

  April 5, 2022

  How theological scholars, who affirm the truthfulness of the Bible, actually sabotage its authority through their science-over-Scripture hermeneutic.

• In-Depth Article

  Parasitic DNA?

  

  April 8, 2022

  Non-coding DNA, far from being “junk,” has multiple functions that are a problem for evolutionists and point to the Creator.

• In-Depth Article

  Creation Stories from Around the World

  

  April 11, 2022

  Ancient cosmogonies from Egypt, Japan, China, Vietnam, and Korea contrast with Genesis, which highlights the scientific plausibility of the biblical account.

• In-Depth Article

  Wayne Grudem’s Seriously Inconsistent Opposition to Theistic Evolution

  

  May 13, 2022

  All old-earth interpretations of Genesis unintentionally assault the character of God, undermine the truth and authority of Scripture, and subvert the gospel.

• In-Depth Article

  As graves inconsistências na refutação de Wayne Grudem da evolução teísta

  

  May 17, 2022

  Quase todos os meses, ouvimos falar de um novo exemplo de “tecidos moles” descobertos num fóssil. Será que esse material realmente pode sobreviver durante milhões de anos?

• In-Depth Article

  Kind, Species, and What’s in a Name?

  

  May 23, 2022

  How biblical kinds differ from modern species, a history of speciation models, and why the biblical model better explains the natural world

• In-Depth Article

  Does the North Star (Polaris) Prove the Earth Is Flat?

  

  May 31, 2022

  Flat-earthers falsely claim that Polaris remains motionless in the sky as all other stars circle it. However, appearances can be deceiving.

• Research Paper

  Dinosaurs in Birds’ Clothing?

  

  June 29, 2022

  This article is a warning to Christians to be discerning when it comes to accepting creationist research, just as we would be with other research.

• Research Paper

  God’s Design: Strategic Routing of the RLN

  July 5, 2022

  Evolutionists cite the recurrent laryngeal nerve as evidence of “poor design.” But the nerve serves an important designed function.

• Research Paper

  Richard Lenski, E. coli, and the Long-Term Evolution Experiment (LTEE)

  

  July 22, 2022

  Did a bacteria colony just prove gain-of-function mutations exist?

• Research Paper

  A New Spin on the Bacterial Flagellum: Its Normal Niche and Displacement

  

  Aug. 3, 2022

  The complexity and coordination of flagella attest to the work of a Master Engineer who designed and created them to function in a wonderfully intricate manner.

• The American Scientific Affiliation: From Tolerant to Anti-creationist and Anti-intelligent Design

  

  Oct. 19, 2022

  How a creationist organization drifted until it refused to even publish creationist research.

• In-Depth Article

  Questions Christians Need to Ask Before Using Brain-Computer Interfaces

  

  Nov. 25, 2022

  BCIs could help reverse devastating medical conditions but could also change what it means to be human.

• In-Depth Article

  Was Paul Against Loving, Consensual Homosexual Relationships?

  

  Nov. 29, 2022

  Did Paul teach against all homosexual relationships or only abusive and idolatrous ones?