John C. Whitcomb

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John Clement Whitcomb, Jr. (born c. 1924) is an American Old Testament theologian. He is widely noted for a series of videos airing under the title of "The Bible and Science", in which he posits what he considers fallacies of the old-earth theory, and in which he reveals the bases for his understanding of the historical and scientific accuracy of the Bible. Some credit Dr. Whitcomb with helping to found a modern young earth creationist creation science movement by authoring with Henry M. Morris The Genesis Flood, a book on flood geology which has been recognized for its worldwide distribution.

Whitcomb graduated from McCallie School in Chattanooga Tennessee in 1942 and then went on to serve in World War II. After the war he went to Princeton University where he gained a BA with honors in ancient and European history. He earned a BD, ThM and ThD from Grace Theological Seminary, where he taught from 1951 to 1990 in the seminary's Old Testament and Christian Theology departments.

Today, Whitcomb and his wife Norma reside in Indianapolis. He still travels widely, and has an extensive ministry as president of Whitcomb Ministries, Inc., as an ordained elder in the Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, International, and as a speaker for Answers in Genesis.

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[edit] Controversy and criticism

The work The Genesis Flood by John C. Whitcomb and Henry M. Morris has been criticized for taking quotes out of context and completely misquoting sources.[1] For example, the writers took sources out of context and left out the date of "millions" without noting the exclusion with ellipse.[1]

John G. Solum has criticized the work for being inaccurate.[2] Solum noted "Whitcomb and Morris are mistaken about the nature of the rocks associated with thrust faults. Their claim about fossils is based on a YEC misunderstanding of how rocks are dated relative to each other, and how the geologic column was constructed."[2] In fact Solum noted, "Morris' explanation of relative dating is not "somewhat oversimplified" it is entirely incorrect."[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Quotations and Misquotations:Classic example from The Genesis Flood", talk.origins, February 7, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. 
  2. ^ a b c Solum, John. "Thrust faults", talk.origins, February 7, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. 

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