Before Adam? | Genesis, Science, and Human Origins

What if the real problem between Adam and science isn't simply how old humanity is?

Modern science places Homo sapiens hundreds of thousands of years in the past. Genesis presents Adam at the beginning of the human story. And Paul writes that through one man, sin entered the world—and death through sin.

So where do these pieces meet?

Before Adam? is a short evidence-based investigation into one of the most difficult questions at the intersection of Genesis, science, and Christian theology.

Inside, we examine:

• What Genesis actually means by “Adam”

• Whether the Bible really gives us a date for Adam

• The evidence for Homo sapiens hundreds of thousands of years ago

• Ancient human behavior, burial, and symbolism

• What genetics tells us—and what it doesn't

• The difference between a genetic and genealogical ancestor

• Paul's “one man” argument in Romans 5

• The problem of death before Adam

• How early Christian writers understood Adam, corruption, and human nature

• The strongest young-earth objections to deep time

• Four major ways Christians have tried to connect Adam with human origins

This book does not begin with a conclusion and work backward.

It asks a simpler—and harder—question:

What do we actually know, how do we know it, and where does the evidence stop?

The goal is not to eliminate every mystery. It is to identify the real problem clearly enough that we don't mistake an easy answer for a true one.

35-page digital PDF — English Edition

Author: Kirellos Isaak