Publisher's Synopsis
This book addresses some questionable conclusions made by Archbishop Ussher in his book The Annals of the World. These dubious suppositions deal with the "beginning of time" and the start of our mortal history. These disputable concepts become more evident when averaging techniques are applied to cover unknown variables in the Biblical patriarchal descendancy - in particular, the downward trend of the ages of father's having their first-born sons. This data is vital to estimate where we now are in the span of humanity's 6,000-year temporal existence, and how much time remains before the Second Coming. Using averages based on scriptural actuals to cover incomplete Biblical data will show a quantitative variance between Archbishop Ussher's dating of our genealogy to what should be a more accurate one. It also establishes the birth of Christ to be directly in the "meridian" of the earth's 7,000 (6,000-year mortal and 1,000-year millennium) existence. Further, the possible role of evolution with its Pre-Adamites is also considered. Regarding "The Beginning of Time," the Doddridge Chronology departs from standard creationist thinking to evaluate a number of related doctrines and theories. - The reality of evolution and how it fits into scriptural explanations. - That Adam with his fellow immortals began their miscegenation and colonization of the earth in what today is Missouri, The United States instead of an obscure location in Asia. - That Noah likely lived with his ancient forebears also in ancient America. - What kinds of animals boarded the Ark, and who perished in the Flood.
