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The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate Audio CD – Unabridged, March 19 2019

by John H Walton (Author), Tremper Longman (Author), Stephen O Moshier (Contributor),
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The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth . . . and the ark floated on the face of the waters (Gen 6:17-18 NRSV). In our modern age the Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for answers to scientific, apologetic, and historical questions. It is a text that has called forth flood geology, fueled searches for remnants of the ark on Mount Ararat, and inspired a full-size replica of Noah's ark in a biblical theme park. Some claim that the very veracity of Scripture hinges on a particular reading of the flood narrative. But do we understand what we are reading? Longman and Walton urge us to hit the pause button and ask, what might the biblical author have been saying to his ancient audience? As with other books in the Lost World series, The Lost World of the Flood is an informative and enlightening journey toward a more responsible reading of a timeless biblical narrative.
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John H. Walton (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Previously he was professor of Old Testament at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for twenty years.



Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also visiting professor of Old Testament at Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and adjunct of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lectures regularly at Regent College in Vancouver and the Canadian Theological Seminary in Calgary. Longman is the author or coauthor of over twenty books, including How to Read Genesis, How to Read the Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, Old Testament Essentials, and coeditor of A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. He and Dan Allender have coauthored Bold Love, Cry of the Soul, Intimate Allies, The Intimate Mystery, and the Intimate Marriage Bible studies.

Stephen O. Moshier (PhD, Louisiana State University) is professor of geology and chair of the geology and environmental science department at Wheaton College, where he also serves as the director of the Black Hills Science Station. Besides his work in academia, he has also practiced geology as an oil company explorationist, with much of his early research describing and interpreting oil reservoir rocks. More recently, his research efforts are in the field of geoarchaeology, participating in expeditions to the Sinai coast, Egypt, and Israel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tantor Audio
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Unabridged
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1665208872
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1665208871
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 81 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.46 x 19.05 cm
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ The Lost World
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John H. Walton (Ph.D., Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. Previously he was professor of Old Testament at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Some of his books include Ancient Near Eastern Thought Essential Bible Companion), Old Testament Today (with Andrew Hill), Genesis NIV Application Commentary and IVP Bible Background Commentary (with Victor Matthews and Mark Chavalas).

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  • Peyman Salarvand
    5.0 out of 5 stars Reimagining the Flood: Ancient Wisdom, Lasting Theology
    Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2025
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    Rethinking the Flood: Faithful, Thoughtful, and Insightfully Contextualized

    The Lost World of the Flood is a bold and thought-provoking exploration of the Genesis flood narrative that invites readers to step outside the confines of modern literalism and instead engage the text in its ancient Near Eastern context. Co-authored by John Walton and Tremper Longman III—both trusted biblical scholars—this book continues the Lost World series’ hallmark approach: serious biblical theology presented with clarity, humility, and relevance.

    The book is structured around concise “propositions,” each one building toward a cohesive thesis: the flood story is not primarily about geology or global history, but about God’s justice, mercy, and covenant in an ancient worldview. The authors do not deny the theological truth of Genesis 6–9, but they challenge assumptions that it must be read as a scientific record of a global event. Instead, they situate it within the broader ancient flood traditions (like Gilgamesh and Atrahasis) and show how Genesis both engages and transforms those narratives.

    What makes this book stand out is its pastoral sensitivity and academic integrity. Walton and Longman are not seeking to undermine Scripture but to read it as it was intended, not as a modern textbook but as a theological narrative shaped by its cultural context. They tackle questions of divine justice, the nature of myth, and the implications of their reading for faith and science—all with balance and nuance.

    This book is ideal for anyone wrestling with the historical and theological challenges of the flood story—especially those who want to honor the authority of Scripture while remaining intellectually honest about ancient texts and modern science. It’s not about giving easy answers but reshaping the questions themselves.
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  • Witsius
    2.0 out of 5 stars ANE revisionism
    Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2019
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    Instead of Darwinism, he uses a
    ANE as an excuse.
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  • danilo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in Germany on May 26, 2019
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  • Jim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
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    There is much going on in the 'unseen world' and this book is a combination eye-opener and question-answer. The author basis his arguments of both Biblical scripture and that of Enoch as well as other historical books and physical findings. Very interesting, to say the least.
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  • Charliedennis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding the Ancient Writers
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2019
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    As much as I love Genesis, I have spent many hours trying to work out if the stories were real and for a long time now, I have been confused by them.
    It is only recently that I have realised that I didn’t understand how the ancient world thought and what ideas underlay their communication. I was using 21st century assumptions and these were not appropriate to the ancient world.
    We do not share the ways of thinking with Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) writers, which can mean that what they communicate can and is misunderstood. In their excellent book, The Lost World of the Flood, Tremper Longman III and John H Walton discuss this using the metaphor of a cultural river and they go on to explain how the modern world’s cultural river can be easily identified.
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  • K. Johnson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting perspective, still thinking about it
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
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    The Lost World of the Flood was interesting and took kind of a different perspective. The first chapter was my favorite. Some of the later chapters, well, I just haven't made up my mind on them yet.

    The book is divided into four parts and each part has several propositions (chapters) for a total of 17 propositions. There’s a preface, list of abbreviations, conclusion, recommended additional resources, and a few indexes.

    Part 1. Method: Perspectives on Interpretation
    • Proposition 1. Genesis Is an Ancient Document
    • Proposition 2. Genesis 1-11 Makes Claims About Real Events in a Real Past
    • Proposition 3. Genesis 1-11 Genesis 1-11 Uses Rhetorical Devices
    • Proposition 4. The Bible Uses Hyperbole to Describe Historical Events
    • Proposition 5. Genesis Appropriately Presents a Hyperbolic Account of the Flood
    • Proposition 6. Genesis Depicts the Flood as a Global Event

    Part 2. Background: Ancient Near Eastern Texts
    • Proposition 7. Ancient Mesopotamia Also Has Stories of a Worldwide Flood
    • Proposition 8. The Biblical Flood Account Shares Similarities and Differences with Ancient Near Eastern Flood Accounts

    Part 3. Text: Understanding the Biblical Text Literarily and Theologically
    • Proposition 9. A Local Cataclysmic Flood Is Intentionally Described as a Global Flood for Rhetorical Purposes and Theological Reasons
    • Proposition 10. The Flood Account Is Part of a Sequence of Sin and Judgment Serving as Backstory for the Covenant
    • Proposition 11. The Theological History Is Focused on the Issue of Divine Presence, the Establishment of Order, and How Order is Undermined
    • Proposition 12. The “Sons of God” Episode is Not Only a Prelude to the Flood; It Is the Narrative Sequel to Cain and Abel
    • Proposition 13. The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) Is an Appropriate Conclusion to the Primeval Narrative

    Part 4. The World: Thinking About Evidence for the Flood
    • Proposition 14. The Flood Story Has a Real Event Behind It
    • Proposition 15. Geology Does Not Support a Worldwide Flood (Stephen O. Moshier)
    • Proposition 16. Flood Stories from Around the World Do Not Prove a Worldwide Flood
    • Proposition 17. Science Can Purify Our Religion; Religion Can Purify Science from Idolatry and False Absolutes

    This is the 5th book in John Walton’s Lost World Series and while this book can stand alone, I would recommend prereading at least the first book in the series, The Lost World of Genesis 1. I love how this book starts by attuning the focus of our expectations for the Bible. This quote in Proposition 1, on page 3, summarizes the idea well, “We all desire to be faithful interpreters of God’s Word to assure that we receive the full benefit of God’s revelation to us. We consider the Bible to have authority, and we want to submit ourselves and our lives to that authority. Biblical authority is tied inseparably to the author’s intention. God vested his authority in a human author, so we must consider what the human author intended to communicate if we want to understand what God’s message is. Two voices speak: the human author is our doorway into the room of God’s meaning and message. Thus, when we read Genesis we are reading an ancient document and should begin by using only the assumptions that would be appropriate for the ancient world. We must understand how the ancients thought and what ideas underlay their communication.” Later, on page 9 it says, “If we read modern ideas into the text, we skirt the authority of the text and in effect are compromising it. The result would be to arrogate authority to ourselves and our ideas. The text cannot mean what it never meant.”

    This book takes the perspective that the account of Noah’s flood describes a real flood that covered all known land everywhere and not a local flood, but that the text uses hyperbolic language for a theological message. The authors acknowledge that the scientific data does not support, and in fact strongly conflicts with, an actual global flood. Instead, the flood story is a reversal of creation, returning the world to a nonordered state where God could reestablish order. Table 1 on page 120 shows parallels between the creation account in Genesis 1-3 and the flood account in Genesis 6-9.

    I enjoyed reading this book and am still chewing on the ideas in it. I wish there had been some discussion of the chiastic structure of the flood account and the importance of the central line “God remembered Noah”. I would also have appreciated a discussion of the possibility that two accounts were merged/redacted into one. It’s quite unfortunate that these relevant issues weren’t addressed but still, the book offers a valuable perspective on Genesis 6-9 and I recommend it.
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  • R.G.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good explanation.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024
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    Always questioned the flood story after studying the science. This is the first logical and fact based method of interpreting what the story really means. Worth a read.
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