Dr. Terry Mortenson Articles

• In-Depth Article

  Wayne Grudem’s Seriously Inconsistent Opposition to Theistic Evolution

  

  May 13, 2022 from Answers in Depth

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

• Research Paper

  Orthodoxy and Genesis: What the Fathers Really Taught

  

  March 29, 2022, pp. 48–53

  This book is an addition to the creationist literature in that it is further strong evidence that Hugh Ross, Gleason Archer and other old-earth proponents do not have a historical leg to stand on.

• Book Chapter

  Did Bible Authors Believe in a Literal Genesis?

  

  Nov. 26, 2021 from The New Answers Book 3

  How Old and New Testament authors, Jesus, and we should understand the genre of Genesis 1–11, and why it’s vital to a proper biblical hermeneutic.

• Book Chapter

  Where Did the Idea of “Millions of Years” Come From?

  

  Nov. 1, 2021 from The New Answers Book 2

  Today, most people in the world, including most people in the Church, take for granted that the earth and universe are millions and millions of years old.

• Book Chapter

  When Was Adam Created?

  

  Oct. 27, 2021 from Searching for Adam

  It is claimed that the Bible does not deal with the issue of the age of mankind or even how man came into existence.

• Undermining Scripture Regarding Adam: An Initial Response to William Lane Craig

  

  Oct. 19, 2021

  Recently Dr. William Lane Craig has published a book, In Quest of the Historical Adam, in which he argues that Adam was historical and mythical.

• In-Depth Article

  The Fall and the Problem of Millions of Years of Natural Evil

  

  Sept. 29, 2021 from Answers in Depth

  Can the evolutionist view of the history of natural evil be harmonized with the Bible’s apparent teaching that all of this evil is the consequence of the Fall?

• Book Chapter

  What’s Wrong with Progressive Creation?

  

  July 20, 2021 from The New Answers Book 2

  Problems with progressive creation, including non-historical reading of Genesis 1, multiple animal creation events, manlike creatures before Adam & others

• In-Depth Article

  Reading Genesis: ANE Hermeneutic vs. Plain Meaning

  

  June 29, 2021

  Some evangelical scholars today say that we cannot correctly interpret Genesis 1–11 without understanding the worldview of the Ancient Near East (ANE) pagan nations around ancient Israel.

• What’s Wrong with The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth?

  

  Jan. 15, 2021 from Answers in Depth

  A geology historian’s book review of “The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth” and why its arguments should fail to convince a careful Bible student.

• William Lane Craig's Mytho-History vs. Historical Genesis

  Dec. 19, 2020

  William Lane Craig has done much good for the church, but he has strayed far from the truth on the question of origins.

• In-Depth Article

  The History of the Development of the Geological Column

  

  Nov. 14, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  This is a summary of the historical development of the modern uniformitarian view of the geological record and the millions-of-years time-scale.

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• Augustine on the Days of Creation

  

  Nov. 13, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  Old-earthers claim Augustine as support for figurative interpretations of Genesis 1. But what did Augustine really say?

• In-Depth Article

  Understanding Genesis 1 Hebrew: Create (bara) & Make (asah)

  

  Oct. 16, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  Many people who have written on Genesis 1 have attempted to make a very significant distinction between two Hebrew words found there.

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• Noah’s Flood: a Historical, Global Catastrophe

  

  Oct. 10, 2020

  Examining the immense biblical data for Noah’s flood as an actual, year-long, worldwide, and catastrophic flood about 4,500 years ago

• Magazine Article

  Old-Earth Creationism—Is It a Sin?

  

  July 12, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  Nobody should minimize the danger of errors, especially when we teach error to others.

• Magazine Article

  Intelligent Design or Designer?

  

  March 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  What does the Intelligent Design movement get right, and what does it leave out?

• Magazine Article

  Evangelical Popes: How Scholars Can Steal The Bible from People

  

  Jan. 19, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  Evangelicals typically balk at human authorities who ignore God’s Word. Now some Old Testament scholars are effectively denying the clarity of Scripture.

• Magazine Article

  Real Time or “God’s Time”?

  

  July 28, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  Was Genesis 1 written from the perspective of “God’s time,” unlike the rest of Scripture?

• Ape-Men, Adam, and the Gospel

  

  July 27, 2019, pp. 111–122

  Creationists and evolutionists look at the same fossil and genetic evidence, but they interpret it very differently because of different starting assumptions.

• Magazine Department Article

  Embracing Christ’s View of Scripture

  

  July 24, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  Most Christians at least give lip-service to following Christ. But what about His view of the Old Testament?

• Book Chapter

  Evolution oder Schöpfung – heißt das: Wissenschaft oder Glaube?

  

  March 6, 2019 from Buch: Fragen und Antworten zur Wahrheit der Bibel

  „Evolution ist Wissenschaft, Schöpfung ist Religion“ – haben Sie das auch schon gehört oder vielleicht sogar selber gesagt?

• Feedback Article

  What Is the Most Compelling Scientific Evidence of a Young Earth?

  

  Feb. 5, 2019 from Feedback

  What is the most compelling scientific evidence of a young earth? Many new materials have been produced by young-earth creationists to help answer the question.

• In-Depth Article

  Noah’s Flood: a Unique, Historical, Yearlong, Global Catastrophe

  

  July 2, 2018 from Answers in Depth

  Did the Flood really happen? Or is it a myth? Was it global? Or was it a local flood described in hyperbole? Was it a peaceful flood? And does it matter anyway?

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