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The Book of Genesis

The Book of Genesis. Fossils , Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters. Fossils. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters. What is a fossil? From the Latin word fossus : " having been dug up " The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past.

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The Book of Genesis

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  1. The Book of Genesis Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters

  2. Fossils

  3. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What is a fossil? From the Latin word fossus: "having been dug up" The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. A preserved specimen is called a "fossil" if it is older than some minimum age, most often the arbitrary date of 10,000 years.

  4. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Scientific R&D Methodology Assumptions Assumptions Interpretation Interpretation Conclusion Conclusion

  5. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters

  6. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Scientific R&D Methodology Assumptions Assumptions • 2 Timothy 3:7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Interpretation Interpretation Romans 1:21-22For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, ... 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, Conclusion Conclusion

  7. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What is known about fossils? Fossils vary in size Microscopic, single bacterial cells Gigantic, such as dinosaurs and trees Fossils normally are only a portion of the deceased organism bones and teeth of vertebrates hard exoskeletons of invertebrates. Fossils may also consist of the marks left behind by the organism footprints feces Impression in rock

  8. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What is known about fossils? Only 1/109 become fossils 95% of fossils are marine invertebrates 4.75% of fossils are algae and other plant life 0.24% of fossils are insects and other invertebrates 0.01% are vertebrates, mostly fish 95% of mammal fossils deposited by the ice age

  9. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Where are fossils found? Most commonly found within sedimentary rocks Sandstone, from grains of eroded rock Limestone, from shell debris and planktonic skeletons; Shale, hardened clay (deposited as mud). Slate, shale exposed to heat and pressure On very rare occasions within igneous rocks Encapsulation before tissues are destroyed

  10. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters How are fossils formed? Bone, feces, egg, etc. Dissolved mineral deposits in pores High pressure Organism shapes, impressions, etc. Dissolved mineral deposits in pores Footprints, etc. High pressure Igneous rock impressions Water under high pressure Impossible without great flood

  11. Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters

  12. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What is a dinosaur? Word developed in 1841 by an English Scientist, Sir Richard Owen, to describe giant lizards whose fossil was recently discovered. deino= terrible sauros=lizard What were dinosaurs called before 1841? Dragon Monster Beast

  13. Can dinosaurs be found in scripture?

  14. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Are dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible? Bible Translation Assumptions Assumptions Interpretation Interpretation Publication Publication

  15. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Dragon Tanniyn or Tanniym– 28 times a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal: - a dragon or a dinosaur; sea or a river monster; a serpent, a venomous snake; whale. Genesis 1:21 And God created the great sea monsters, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

  16. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Dragon Tanniyn or Tanniym– 28 times a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal: - a dragon or a dinosaur; sea or a river monster; a serpent, a venomous snake; whale. Tannah– 1 time a female jackal: - dragon. Drakon– 13 times a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate): - dragon

  17. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Leviathans – 6 times a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large seamonster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Bab.: - leviathan, mourning. All the characteristics of a fire breathing dragon

  18. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Behemoths – 1 time a water-ox, i.e. the hippopotamus or Nilehorse: - Behemoth

  19. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Cockatrice – 5 times to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing): - adder, cockatrice. Very poisonous Live in dens underground

  20. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Serpents – Nachash– 13/25 times a snake (from its hiss): - serpent. Serpents – Orphis– 5/14 times ‎(through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan: - serpent.

  21. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Fiery serpents – NachashSaraph – 7 times snake (from its hiss): - serpent. burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color): - fiery (serpent), seraph. Isaiah 6:2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

  22. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters What are dinosaurs called in the Bible? Fiery Flying Serpents – Flying Saraphs– 2 times burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color): - fiery (serpent), seraph. ‎to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning): - brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), X set, shine forth, weary.

  23. Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history?

  24. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? Babylon Sirrush or mušḫuššu

  25. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? Babylon Daniel 14 Daniel had proven an idol to be a false god King Cyrus insisted the golden dragon was a true god Daniel got the kings permission to test his belief Daniel 14:27 Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hair, and boiled them together and made cakes, which he fed to the dragon. The dragon ate them, and burst open. And Daniel said, "See what you have been worshiping!"

  26. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? China

  27. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? Herodotus the Greek historian (484 b.c.-425 b.c.) "the Father of History" in Western culture. The History of Herodotus, Book 2

  28. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? Gaius PliniusSecundus, AKA Pliny the Elder, author, naturalist, and natural philosopher as well as a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire. (23 A.D to 79 A.D.) Book Eight of Natural History, Chapter XI - XIII

  29. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? England (c, 250-300 AD): St. George and the dragon

  30. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? Marco Polo: trader and explorer (from around 1271-1298) traveling through out Asia, Persia, China, and Indonesia. The Travels of Marco Polo, part 2, chapter 40, Pg. 185-186

  31. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? Tombstone EpithaphApril 26, 1890

  32. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? Papua New Guinea

  33. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Are there Dinosaurs alive today? Scotland’s Loch Ness monster, AKA Nessie

  34. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Are there Dinosaurs alive today? Ndokiregion of northern Congo This is the home of the animal the pygmies call MokeleMbembe(mo-KEE-le MEM-be).

  35. Unverified creatures that are said to resemble dinosaurs have been seen in Africa.

  36. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Are there Dinosaurs alive today? Emela-ntouka Central Africa Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu Congo

  37. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Are there Dinosaurs alive today? Muhuru Kenya Nguma-monene Congo

  38. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Are there Dinosaurs alive today? Ngoubou Cameroon Kongamato Zambia, Angola and Congo

  39. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? New Zealand (1977) Plesiosaur

  40. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Is there evidence of dinosaurs in recent history? South and Central America – 1972

  41. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Are there Dinosaurs alive today? Papua New Guinea

  42. Fossils, Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters Conclusions Fossils are found all around the world Fossils require water and extreme pressure to form Dinosaurs are found in scripture under a variety of names Dinosaurs have been recorded throughout human history to be alive Sightings around the world indicate dinosaurs are alive today

  43. Questions?

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