The True Account of Adam and Eve by Ken Ham

The cover of this book attracted me to hurry and read this book.  I thought it was very pretty and it had a look about it that could make it either a children's book or a coffee table book to be read and/or discussed by adults.  Once I opened up the book, I was excited that the pictures in the book were just as beautiful as the one displayed on the cover.  The pictures made this book come to life and really drive home what Ken Ham was writing.  I don't know that I've seen a book with such elaborate drawings lately. 

I read this book with my children because we are and studying Genesis in our Bible Study.  I thought it would be fun to read together and see if it lined up with what we have studied the Scriptures to teach.  I have never known Ham to stray from biblical accounts, but I always like to double check.  I was pleased to discover that he stayed true to Scripture and did, what I thought was, an excellent explanation of Adam and Eve and how sin brought with it destruction.  I like how he showed from the beginning that everything pointed to God, even in the beginning.  He ended by talking about God's plan for redemption and it had Scripture references so you could discover for yourself if what he was saying was true.

Throughout the book, he addressed the theory of Adam and Eve being real people and not just a parable.  He also talked about God's plan for marriage, and how the age of the earth couldn't be billions of years old.  I personally liked how he included the food for humans and animals in the beginning, because we overlook that a lot and many people don't even realize that it wasn't until after the flood that God told them that they could then eat meat. 

Filled with biblical history, this is a book that you'll want to have in your collection.  I read it to my kids, but as I was reading it, I realized it didn't necessarily read like a children's book or an adult book.  There weren't simple sentences or simple explanations.  He did thorough explanations that I think could be elaborated more with your children through discussion about his topics. 

I saw that he had a book on Noah out, so I definitely want to get that one!  It's by the same illustrator, too, so I know the pictures will be just as amazing.

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I received this book free from Master Books, a division of New Leaf Publishing Group, in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.