1. “I kind of read through the text and it seemed obvious to me that it had to be a local flood, not a global flood, and I was shocked to discover that there are all these Christians, and even Christian scholars that held to a global flood. And I wanted to figure out, you know, how did this happen? You know, how did people get off track like this? And maybe I’m speaking a little bit pridefully here, but you know, that’s how I was operating in my youth, you know. Where did they get off on this?” Hugh Ross, The Flood, Part II, Audio Tape, 1990 “I kind of read through the text and it seemed obvious to me that it had to be a local flood, not a global flood, and I was shocked to discover that there are all these Christians, and even Christian scholars that held to a global flood. And I wanted to figure out, you know, how did this happen? You know, how did people get off track like this? And maybe I’m speaking a little bit pridefully here, but you know, that’s how I was operating in my youth, you know. Where did they get off on this?” Hugh Ross, The Flood, Part II, Audio Tape, 1990 Hugh Ross, President of Reasons to Believe Ministry

3. “If you want to get at the scientific details, you must read it in the Hebrew. Let’s do that. As you go through the Hebrew, ‘the waters rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains’- the word ‘high’ is not in the original. It’s not there. Now, it comes up in almost every English translation. But in translations into other languages,.. Hugh Ross, President of Reasons to Believe Ministry

4. …it’s not always there, and it’s not in the Hebrew. So you can take your Bible and cross out the word ‘high.’ It’s not there. I don’t recommend you do that all the time as you go through your Bible, but in this case there is a good basis for it: it’s simply not there in the original Hebrew.” From an audiotape by Dr. Hugh Ross giving commentary on Gen. 7 by Ross’ RTB ministry …it’s not always there, and it’s not in the Hebrew. So you can take your Bible and cross out the word ‘high.’ It’s not there. I don’t recommend you do that all the time as you go through your Bible, but in this case there is a good basis for it: it’s simply not there in the original Hebrew.” From an audiotape by Dr. Hugh Ross giving commentary on Gen. 7 by Ross’ RTB ministry Hugh Ross, President of Reasons to Believe Ministry

5. And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. Genesis 7:19

6. Bible – Sea 2 – June 2002 An Approach Based on Logic and Evidence An Approach Based on Logic and Evidence Mike Riddle Answers in Genesis Mike Riddle Answers in Genesis The following slides are from a free online presentation at www.nwcreation.net/presentations/ www.nwcreation.net/presentations/

7. Local Versus Global Flood “Genesis 8 gives us the most significant evidence for a universal (with respect to man and his animals and lands), but not global, flood… Hugh Ross, Ph.D. Astronomy http://www.reasons.org (Popular progressive creationist) Hugh Ross, Ph.D. Astronomy http://www.reasons.org (Popular progressive creationist) continued

8. What does the geological data tell us about massive floods in the earth’s history? The evidence shows that the only place in the world where massive flooding has occurred since the advent of modern man is the region of Mesopotamia…. We are not saddled with a contradiction between the established facts of science and the words of the Bible”

9. Local Flood Region

10. Question If God wanted to teach a global flood, how could He have said it more clearly?

11. Word Usage There are over 10 words in the Bible used to designate a flood Mabbuwl (Hebrew) ………a deluge Kataklusmos (Greek) …… an inundation

12. Critical Thinking Question Could a local/regional flood [in Mesopotamia area only] destroy all people, beast and birds on the earth?

13. Critical Thinking  Noah had over 100 years to build the Ark  God brought animals and birds to the Ark  Water and gravity  God brought animals and birds to the Ark  Water and gravity

14. The Local Flood

15. New Testament  Hebrews 11:7 Confirmation of the Flood, Noah and the Ark  2 Peter 2:5 Only 8 people survived the Flood  Hebrews 11:7 Confirmation of the Flood, Noah and the Ark  2 Peter 2:5 Only 8 people survived the Flood  Matthew 24:36-39, Luke 17:26-27 Confirmation from Jesus about the historical fact of the Flood, Noah and the Ark

16. And the Flood

17. Archaeology  30 tablets mention an ark  28 mention an ark came to rest on a mountain  29 state that birds were sent out  30 mention favor for the survivors  Most mention an act of worship as the survivors left the ark  30 tablets mention an ark  28 mention an ark came to rest on a mountain  29 state that birds were sent out  30 mention favor for the survivors  Most mention an act of worship as the survivors left the ark  33 separate tablets have been discovered of a gigantic flood

18. Weld-Blundell Prism The record begins with 8 kings who ruled before the Flood Found in 1923 in lower Mesopotamia Written about 100 years before Abraham At the end of the list of kings it says that the flood swept over the earth

19. Weld-Blundell Prism The record parallels the genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11 Long life-spans inscribed on the prism are comparable to those found in Genesis

20. Ebla Tablets Documents written on clay tablets from around 2400 B.C. The tablets mention Sodom and Gomorrah, previously thought to be mythical cities Over 17,000 clay tablets discovered in Northern Syria Contained a creation account and a flood account

21. What Do We Observe?  Billions of dead things buried in sediments (worldwide)  Fossil graveyards (worldwide)  Marine fossils on mountains (worldwide)  Large amounts of biomass buried for fossil fuels (coal, oil) (worldwide)  Evidence of turbidities (worldwide)  Lack-of-time breaks between rock layers (great unconformity – Grand Canyon)  Preservation of animal tracks (worldwide)  Polystrate fossils (worldwide)  Billions of dead things buried in sediments (worldwide)  Fossil graveyards (worldwide)  Marine fossils on mountains (worldwide)  Large amounts of biomass buried for fossil fuels (coal, oil) (worldwide)  Evidence of turbidities (worldwide)  Lack-of-time breaks between rock layers (great unconformity – Grand Canyon)  Preservation of animal tracks (worldwide)  Polystrate fossils (worldwide)