Evidence Uncovered of a “Great Flood”

Although many critics deny the Bible as an accurate historical source, evidence to the contrary continues to surface.

Acclaimed archaeologist Robert Ballard—the man who discovered the sunken Titanic—now believes, after his recent research scouring the depths of the Black Sea, that “the Black Sea was once a freshwater lake surrounded by farmland before being overrun by ‘an enormous wall of water’ from the rising Mediterranean Sea.  Ballard told ABC News that evidence of an ancient shoreline suggests a ‘great flood’ may have taken place around 5000 BC... The ancient shoreline Ballard uncovered is proof, he said, of a catastrophic event in the Black Sea. The carbon dating of shells found along this shoreline suggests this event happened around 5000 BC” (Nine News, December 12, 2012).  

In fact, Ballard’s understanding is not entirely accurate as he explains the Flood as being caused by melting ice. However, his general findings of a Great Flood occurring thousands of years ago do fit with the Biblical account. The book of Genesis explains that God caused the Great Flood approximately 4,500 years ago due to the wickedness and corruption of man (Genesis 6:5-7) and that the waters covered the entire earth (Genesis 7:7-10, 17-24).

There are hundreds of non-Biblical accounts of a Great Flood, including ones from Babylonian, Mesopotamian and Hindu sources. Yet, unlike these accounts which mix truth and error, the Bible can be relied upon not only as a guidebook for righteous living and doctrine (2 Timothy 3:15-17), but also as a trustworthy historical source. Read our book The Bible: Fact or Fiction? to help you prove to yourself the reliability of the greatest book man has been given:  the Holy Bible.