ABSTRACT
Christian authors have sought scientific support for a strict, literal, interpretation of the Bible account, among the facts of geology. However, it is thought that in no sense is either the Bible account, or the geological record, undermined or diluted. It is quite possible that, after Noah and his family disembarked, sea level stood higher than it had before. A reversal of the climate trend lowered sea level temporarily, until it reached a position approximately 100 feet below the present level, roughly 8 x 10 years ago. A summary of the geological data shows two rapid rises, separated by a fall of about 50 feet, with the second rapid rise followed by a slow rise up to the present. One would infer that it, eventually, drifted sea-ward, rather than upstream against the flood-time river current. Falling back on minimum Bible requirements, we find a reasonable agreement with the best evidence provided by geology.
