Neanderthals got their name from a valley that was, in turn, named after a beloved pastor and hymnwriter named Joachim Neander. Thus, since their first discovery, they have been associated with Christianity, believe it or not. Problem is, Neanderthals have been consistently used as arguments against the very foundation of Christianity: the Bible. Can we incorporate these enigmatic people into any sort of biblical history? If so, how? Dr Rob gives his solution here. Neanderthals are a post-Flood people group, descendants of Adam and Eve, and descendants of Noah. There were fully human, but also highly mutated.
Joachim Neander: wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_NeanderPraise to the Lord, the Almighty: wikipedia.org/wiki/Praise_to_the_Lord,_the_AlmightyPettyjohn’s Cave: walkercountyga.gov/discover/recreation/crockford-pigeon-mountain-wildlife-management-area/caving/Virchow: creation.com/african-invasion-of-the-bodysnatchersPOGs = People Outside the Garden: creation.com/review-swamidass-the-genealogical-adam-and-eveQuestions about Cain: creation.com/cain-chronologyNeanderthals POST Flood: creation.com/neanderthals-pre-floodPatriarchal Drive (article): creation.com/patriarchal-drivePatriarchal Drive (video): biblicalgenetics.com/old-fathers-are-genetic-poison/Long branch attraction: wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_branch_attractionNot the Flintstones—it’s the Denisovans: creation.com/denisovanAn overview of the Denisovan puzzle: creation.com/denisovan-puzzleNeanderthal the changing picture: creation.com/neandertal-man-the-changing-picturePoznik’s claim that most African Ys arose outside of Africa: Poznik, G.D. et al., Punctuated bursts in human male demography inferred from 1,244 worldwide Y-chromosome sequences, Nature 48:593–599, 2016, nature.com/articles/ng.3559.Thumbnail photo by Jakub Hałun Model of Homo neanderthalensis man in The Natural History Museum, Vienna – via Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_Sapiens,_Cro-Magnon_1_The_Natural_History_Museum_Vienna,_20210730_1223_1272.jpg.