✔ Traces the Bible’s story from the Garden of Eden to the eternal future
✔ Connects Old Testament prophecy with New Testament fulfillment
✔ Connects Timelines of Biblical Events and Non-Biblical Myths and History
✔ Explains the patterns and themes that unify all of scripture
✔ Weaves in archaeological, historical, and cultural evidence
✔ Shows how Jesus is the central thread across time and eternity
✔ Designed as a reference, devotional, and apologetic resource in one
Summary
From Adam to Jesus: A Biblical Timeline of Global History, Migrations, and Biblical Truth and Global Myths Time aligned
Embark on a captivating journey through biblical history with From Adam to Jesus, a vibrant exploration of humanity’s story from creation to redemption. Rooted in a young-earth Christian worldview, this book traces the lives of pivotal figures—Adam, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus—from Eden’s dawn (4004 BC) to the resurrection (30 AD). Blending Scripture with archaeological discoveries, global migrations, and cultural myths, author JW Carpenter reveals humanity’s persistent rebellion against God—seen in Cain’s murder, Babel’s tower, and Rome’s decay—and God’s unyielding grace, culminating in Jesus’ redemptive sacrifice (John 3:16).
Discover how ancient artifacts, like Çatalhöyük’s figurines and Ur’s flood layer, echo biblical truths, while myths like the Enuma Elish reflect distorted memories of God’s story. With vivid prose, reflective questions, and a timeline reconciling secular and biblical dates, this book invites readers to confront their own pride and embrace a God-centered life. Perfect for seekers, believers, and study groups, From Adam to Jesus is a call to see God’s glory in history and find your place in His eternal plan. Includes appendices on prophecy odds and biblical locations.
Available now for those ready to explore faith, history, and redemption!
FOREWORD
A Tapestry of Truth in a World Adrift
In the quiet rustle of ancient dust, where Eden’s rivers once flowed, and in
the shadow of a rugged cross on Golgotha’s hill, there lies a story that hums
with the heartbeat of eternity. From Adam to Jesus: A Biblical Timeline of
Global History, Migrations, and Myths by JW Carpenter is not merely a
recounting of events—it is a piercing invitation to wrestle with the deepest
questions of existence: Why does humanity, bathed in the light of divine
presence, so often choose the darkness of pride? Why do we, across mil
lennia, echo the rebellion of Cain, the hubris of Babel, and the scoffing of
Rome, even as God’s glory shines undeniable before us? And what does it
mean to live in a world where every artifact, every myth, every life points to
a single, redemptive truth?
This book dares to trace the arc of God’s story through the lens of Scripture,
from Adam’s first breath in 4004 BC to Jesus’ triumphant resurrection in
30 AD, weaving a young-earth Christian narrative with threads of archae
ology, global migrations, and cultural myths. It is a journey that unveils
humanity’s relentless drift—Adam’s fall (Genesis 3:6), Noah’s descendants
defying God at Babel (Genesis 11:4), Israel’s idolatry under Moses (Exodus
32:4), and Rome’s moral decay (Romans 1:24–28)—yet it is equally a reve
lation of God’s unyielding grace, fulfilled in Jesus, the “last Adam” (1 Cor
inthians 15:45), who rights the ancient wrong. With vivid prose, Carpenter
paints scenes of Eden’s lush rivers, Noah’s ark amidst a world-drowning
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lood, David’s sling felling Goliath, and Jesus’ cry of “It is finished” (John
19:30), each moment a mirror reflecting our own capacity for rebellion and
our desperate need for redemption.
What sets this work apart is its fearless integration of global echoes—Çatal
höyük’s clay figurines whispering Adam’s dust-formed origin, Sumerian
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lood tales corroborating Noah’s deluge, and Dead Sea Scrolls preserving
prophecies Jesus fulfilled with astronomical precision (1 in 10^200). These
are not mere curiosities but signposts, suggesting that humanity’s scattered
stories, from the Enuma Elish to Olmec idols, are fractured memories of a
singular truth distorted by pride. The book probes why generations, from
Cain to today, reject God’s witnesses—men like Adam, who lived 930 years
to tell of Eden, or Noah, who saw the rainbow covenant—choosing instead
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self-interest and autonomy. It asks: Are we, in our modern Babel of technol
ogy and self-worship, any different?
This is not a book for the passive reader. It demands an open heart, a ques
tioning mind, and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths. Why do
we chase fleeting pleasures—scrolling screens, chasing status—when the
God who walked with Adam calls us still? Why do we dismiss Scripture as
myth when Göbekli Tepe, Ur’s flood layer, and the Tel Dan Stele whisper its
historicity? Carpenter’s work is a clarion call to see God’s glory in the sweep
of history, to recognize our place in His story, and to choose the God-cen
tered life Jesus died to offer. Each chapter, rich with archaeological insight
and spiritual reflection, beckons you to ponder your own rebellion, to mar
vel at God’s patience, and to embrace the Savior who bridges time’s chasm.
To read further is to embark on a quest—not just to know history, but to
know Him. It is to stand with Adam in Eden’s dawn, to feel the weight of
Noah’s ark, to hear David’s psalms, and to kneel at Jesus’ empty tomb, dis
covering that the story of humanity is your story, and God’s love is your
hope. Let this book provoke you, unsettle you, and ultimately draw you into
the magnificent truth: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”
(John 3:16, NIV). Turn the page, and let the journey begin.
