{"product_id":"six-days-of-creation-volume","title":"Six Days of Creation, Volume 2","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"max-w-full prose-h2:text-xl prose-h3:text-lg prose-h4:text-base prose-headings:first:mt-0 text-gray-600 font-normal leading-6\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eHow does the Torah’s record of Creation correspond with archeological discoveries?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Torah’s account of Creation stipulates that plant life was created on the Third Day, marine life on the Fifth Day, and land animals and man on the Sixth Day. However, an abundance of archaeological material, along with sophisticated dating techniques, appears to trace the development of life over the course of millions of years—from simple marine life to plant life to the intricately complex animals and humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nIn\u003cb\u003e volume 1\u003c\/b\u003e, the early expansion of the universe—indicated in the \u003ci\u003eTalmud\u003c\/i\u003e and scientifically established—is shown to have possibly resulted in the dramatic slowdown of the daily cycle of the sun on the Fifth Day of Creation—reconciling the scientific age of the universe with that of the Torah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nIn \u003cb\u003evolume 2\u003c\/b\u003e, this same dramatic slowdown is shown to harmonize the Torah’s record of Creation with the entire spectrum of archaeological discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n“An original and ingenious explanation based on the words of Chazal.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\nRabbi Aharon Feldman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n“Opens the door for full elimination of apparent contradictions between Torah and science.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\nProfessor Doron Aurbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n\r\nAbout the author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\nRabbi Alexander Hool\u003c\/b\u003e grew up under the tutelage of his father, Rabbi Maurice Hool of Kingsbury, London, UK. He learned in Gateshead Yeshivah for many years under the direction of the Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Avrohom Gurwitz, and then moved to Israel where he has been studying in the Ponevezh Yeshivah and Kollel for over twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nAn eminent scholar, he has developed a particular expertise in history, dating, mathematics, and other unique and intriguing subjects. He is the author of the acclaimed work Toras Yom VoLaylah (on the complex halachic definitions of day, twilight, and night, and their ramifications) and has published a fundamental study on ancient astronomy and its implications regarding the halachic dateline, as well as an analysis of the Murex trunculus as a possible source of the ancient blue dye, techeles. Other recent publications include Shiur HaShiurim (a comprehensive investigation of the classification and calibration of measures and distances used in the Middle East before the Common Era), The Challenge of Jewish History (Mosaica Press, 2015), Searching for Sinai (Mosaica Press, 2018), Pharaoh (Mosaica Press, 2020), The Desert Encampments (Mosaica Press, 2021), and The Six Days of Creation, vol. 1 (Mosaica Press, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:520px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAlexander Hool\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eFeldheim Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e9781961602663\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eJewish Thought \u0026amp; Mussar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Feldheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55446010658984,"sku":"6DA2","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/unnamed_7321d412-e683-4e55-9ddc-bbf17f0607f0.jpg?v=1781048379","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/six-days-of-creation-volume","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}