The Tower of Babel: Setting the Record Straight

by Bodie Hodge

Overview

The Tower of Babel: The Cultural History of Our Ancestors reveals our shared ancestry as never before! Many are familiar with the Biblical account of Babel, but after the dispersal, there was a void beyond Biblical history until empires like Rome and Greece arose. Now, discover the truth of these people groups and their civilizations that spread across the earth and trace their roots back to Babel as well as to the sons and grandsons of Noah.

Many of today's scholars write off what occurred at the Tower of Babel as mythology and deny that it was a historical event. Beginning with the Biblical accounts, author Bodie Hodge researched ancient texts, critical clues, and rare historic records to help solve the mystery of what became of the failed builders of Babel. For the purpose of defending the Bible, Hodge presents these and other vital historical facts surrounding this much-debated event. Teens and older can use this layman's reference for Biblical classes, ancient history, apologetics training, and to realize their own cultural connection to the Bible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780890517154
Publisher:	New Leaf Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/20/2013
Pages:	263
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 How Do You Pronounce Babel, Anyway? 13

Chapter 2 What Kinds of Specific Attacks Are There? 17

Chapter 3 Is This Really a Biblical Authority Issue? 25

Chapter 4 The Biblical Account 29

Chapter 5 Isn't There a Contradiction Between Genesis 10 (World Having Multiple Languages) and 11 (World Having One Language)? 33

Chapter 6 Why Were the People Disobedient? 35

Chapter 7 When Did the Scattering Occur? 37

Chapter 8 Where Did the Scattering Occur? 43

Chapter 9 Was the Tower of Babel Built or Not? 49

Chapter 10 What Was the Purpose of the Tower of Babel? 53

Chapter 11 What Did the Tower Look Like? 59

Chapter 12 Did All ∼7,000 Languages Today Come Out of Babel? 65

Chapter 13 What About Extra-Biblical Tables of Nations and Genealogies That Go Back to Noah? 75

Chapter 14 Was Nimrod in Charge of Forcing a Rebellion Prior to the Events in Genesis 11:1-9? 85

Chapter 15 Did the Continents Split in the Days of Peleg? 93

Chapter 16 By What Means Did Those Scattering from Babel Travel? 103

Chapter 17 Where Did All the People Go Initially? 113

Chapter 18 What About Asia, the Americas, and Australia? 183

Chapter 19 Were Noah's Three Sons Triplets? 191

Chapter 20 Did Those Listed in the Account of the Tower of Babel Have Other Children after They Left Babel? 195

Chapter 21 Did People Really Live Those Great Ages from Creation Well Past the Tower of Babel? 199

Chapter 22 What About the Decrease in Ages? 205

Chapter 23 What About Ancestor Worship? 213

Chapter 24 Are There Any Extra-Biblical Accounts of a Language Split? 221

Chapter 25 The Origin of Writing 227

Chapter 26 What Was the Original Language…and How Was Moses Able to Read Such Texts When He Wrote Genesis? 231

Chapter 27 Was Pentecost a Reversal of What Happened at Babel? 241

Chapter 28 Why Is Biblical Authority So Important on This Issue? 245

Chapter 29 Conclusion: Seeing Christ at Babel? 249

Appendix: Date of Job 253