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Wheaton IL: Tyndale House, c2005, 257 pp
Description
Bob Cornuke is a real-life Indiana Jones, searching for evidence of biblical events and artifacts. In this book, he tells the story of his search for the remains of Noah's ark. Using investigative skills learned during his years as a police officer, Bob investigates all the clues, from ancient Scriptures to modern-day eyewitness accounts. His quest to learn the truth about Noah's ark leads him from his safe home in the foothills of Colorado to the dangerous mountain ranges in Turkey and Iran. Follow Bob as he risks his life climbing icy peaks, dodging bullets, evading capture, and much more. As you follow the trail of tantalizing clues to the place where Noah's ark may lie, you just might catch "ark fever" too!
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LibraryThing member sparkleandchico
It's rare to find adventure books with a Christian worldview. This book goes one step further as the author is actually hunting for Noah's ark so his focus is on the clues that were left for us in the Bible. This was a great and unusual read. I found it hard to put down.
The author documents his
This book will definitely appeal to anyone who enjoys true adventure type books like Endurance. Also, those with an interest in biblical history and archeology, mission type books and travel writing (he deals with a lot of the cultural aspects and dilemmas that he faced.)
The Christian content is woven in and is the backbone of the story. I loved the last chapter where the author puts his search in perspective. He highlights that true treasure is found not in his search for the ark, whether or not it is successful, but in a relationship with Jesus. He uses the story of his own father's very late conversion to remind us of this and it brought tears to my eyes.
This book is clean. There is no bad language, sexual content or graphic violence. I highly recommend this as something different for those who stick to certain genres.
The author documents his
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lifelong search for the ancient wooden ship that the Bible states landed on the Mountains of Ararat after the worldwide flood. The main question he tries to provide the answer to--where exactly are these mountains? He documents his climbing expeditions in Turkey and later Iran. There is sufficient creative detail to journey with the author and experience his trips amongst the nomadic peoples of each place. Somehow, despite the relatively limited subject matter, the author keeps it interesting. Even the duplication of some of his trips kept me reading as he included different details each time.This book will definitely appeal to anyone who enjoys true adventure type books like Endurance. Also, those with an interest in biblical history and archeology, mission type books and travel writing (he deals with a lot of the cultural aspects and dilemmas that he faced.)
The Christian content is woven in and is the backbone of the story. I loved the last chapter where the author puts his search in perspective. He highlights that true treasure is found not in his search for the ark, whether or not it is successful, but in a relationship with Jesus. He uses the story of his own father's very late conversion to remind us of this and it brought tears to my eyes.
This book is clean. There is no bad language, sexual content or graphic violence. I highly recommend this as something different for those who stick to certain genres.
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Physical description
xiv, 257 p.; 21 cm
ISBN
9781414302966