When we studied Genesis at the dialectic level last year, we were frustrated with our Christian-based classical history curriculum’s timeline dates of millions of years that was the antithesis of our Young Earth Creationist viewpoint.
Our church taught the logic and best defense for a literal interpretation of Genesis 1-11.
Sadly many resources present those chapters allegorically.
Most of the others I investigated also used the Old Earth approach, which isn’t even logical…which is the antithesis of dialectic study. (more on this when we study the Great Flood of Noah)
Nor did I like the simple skim through the Bible with the various curricula. I wanted a deeper dive into the Bible for the value education defined by classical education.
That’s why I wrote my own curriculum, so for those who have asked, here you go! Following is a list of resources that we used, which were not on any other history booklist that I found.
Creation Week Studies
For our study on the Creation week, we used great resources the kids already had in their bookcases.
- Bible
- Dinosaurs by Design by Duane Gish
- The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible by Paul S Taylor
- The Geology Book by John Morris of the Institute of Creation Research
- Answers in Genesis website-resource
They had first been recommended to us a few years prior by some homeschool friends from church. Since we were familiar with them, I knew they’d be great for a deep dive into the awesomeness of God’s creation. Because my kids had a strong background on the topic from earlier studies, I knew they could easily read through these.
Already familiar with the details in them from our grammar studies, we now analyzed them in a dialectic manner of making connections.
Dinosaurs in the Bible
Studying dinosaurs as being created in Genesis 1 was a lot of fun. Even though evolutionists teach that dinosaurs died out before mankind, take a look at these verses of the Behemoth, who many describe as an elephant or hippopotamus. Really?
“Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose? Job 40:15-24 NIV
Young Earth theorists have pointed out that neither an elephant’s nor a hippopotamus’ tail does sways like a cedar. (for a frame of reference the header photo is of a Cedar of Lebanon at Montpelier) Read more about how a behemoth most likely was a dinosaur in Job’s lifetime.
Field Trips
Here are some great field trip ideas for studying Creation.
- Creation Museum in Kentucky run by the Answers in Genesis
- Creation Evidence Museum in Texas
- Institute Creation Research Discovery Center in Texas
- Camps and Tours with Alpha Omega Institute
- Creation Tours and Adventures at the Grand Canyon
