Discovery Impacts Creation-Evolution Debate

Contact: Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr., Solving Light Books, 410-757-4630, RBowieJ@comcast.net 

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 27 /Christian Newswire/ -- Solving Light Books announced today the publication to the Web of 37 images of Noah uncovered in ancient Greek art. The surprising Web presentation includes commentary by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr., author of "The Parthenon Code: Mankind's History in Marble" and most recently, "Noah in Ancient Greek Art."

According to Johnson, ancient Greek artists and poets called Noah "Nereus" (meaning the "Wet One"), and also referred to him as the "Salt Sea Old Man." Greek artists depicted Noah/Nereus in black-figure vase-scenes, red-figure vase-scenes, and in sculpture.

The Web presentation shows that Greek artists depicted Noah/Nereus being threatened and pushed out of the way by the Greek hero and rebel, Herakles. Artists also portrayed Herakles as grabbing Noah/Nereus from behind, figuratively bringing him (and his rule) to a halt. Ancient vase-painters and sculptors also put Noah/Nereus into scenes as a solemn and dejected witness to key events heralding the takeover of Zeus-religion, including the defeat of his Yahweh-believing sons, and the birth of the serpent-friendly Athena.

"The prevailing notion in academic circles that Greek vase-artists and sculptors spent their lives depicting imaginary or "mythical" events is absurd on its face. The Greek "gods" look exactly like people, because that's who they were--our ancestors," Mr. Johnson said. "An enormous amount of information about mankind's true origins hides in plain sight in the art of ancient Greece. These many images of the Greek version of Noah, now made available to the public on the Web, are just a small part of it," he added.