Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith. Mar2024, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p30-34. 5p.
ISSN/ISBN: Not available at this time. DOI: 10.56315/pscf03-24makous
Abstract: The Hebrew Bible is often read tliat men once lived nearly a thousand years. Then, after a cataclysm in the form of a flood, their life spmis followed an exponential decline to contemporary values, but no explanation for this decline was offered. Recently, it lias been suggested tlmt the decline can be attributed to marriage of die descendants of Noah to n population of short-lived survivors of the flood. This journal has previously published a paper that argued that the numbers expressing these longevities have the properties of real numbers and none of the properties of artficial or made-up numbers, ami that the reasons for doubting the biblical numbers do not survive close examination. Moreover, recent work argues that humans may ultimately have biblicnl longevities. Tlze present article shows that the intermarriage explanation for the decay of longevities is plausible.
Bibtex:
@article{17597540820240301,
Author = {Makous, Walter},
ISSN = {08922675},
Journal = {Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith},
Keywords = {LONGEVITY, REAL numbers, INTERMARRIAGE, LIFE spans, Bible, evolution, life span, longevity, negligible senescence, BIBLE},
Number = {1},
Pages = {30 - 34},
Title = {Exponential Decay of Biblical Longevities.},
Volume = {76},
URL = {https://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=175975408&site=eds-live&scope=site},
Year = {2024},
}
Reference Type: Journal Article
Subject Area(s): General Interest