News

Noah’s Ark Has a New Believer: Archaeologist Who Found Titanic, Bismarck

Robert Ballard: “We started finding structures [in the Black Sea] that looked like they were man-made.”

Christianity Today December 12, 2012

Archaeologist Robert Ballard is best known for discovering the wrecks of the Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck. Now, Ballard has his sights set on proving the existence of a different treasure buried in the deep sea: Noah’s Ark.

In 2000, Ballard announced the theory that a great flood overwhelmed the region of the modern-day Black Sea 7,000 years ago. Now, after investigating that theory for more than a decade, Ballard says technology has uncovered evidence that melting glaciers could have flooded the region, supporting the biblical theory of the Great Flood.

Ballard says it would be “foolish” to expect to discover Noah’s Ark itself. However, he does expect to find evidence of the civilizations that existed around the same period of time.

But if one does want to see the Ark, that’s possible now, too: After 20 years of work, Dutchman Johan Huibers finally has completed a full-size replica of Noah’s Ark–precisely according to the Bible’s instructions. (Almost, that is: Huiber’s boat is filled with stuffed animals, not real ones.)

CT previously has reported on a similar Ark replica planned for construction in Turkey, as well as on previous expeditions to search for the real-life Ark. However, many amateur expeditions are “stirring up dust and little else.”

(Editor’s note: This article has been updated. An earlier version of the post incorrectly stated the battleship Bismarck was a U.S. ship, not a German one.)

Our Latest

Review

Needing Help Is Normal

Leah Libresco Sargeant’s doggedly pro-life feminist manifesto argues that dependence is inevitable.

Review

Don’t Give Dan Brown the Final Word on the Council of Nicaea

Bryan Litfin rescues popular audiences from common myths about the origins of Trinitarian doctrine.

News

Died: John Huffman, Pastor Who Told Richard Nixon to Confess

The Presbyterian minister and CT board member committed to serve the Lord and “let the chips fall where they may.”

The Pastor Who Rescues People from Japan’s ‘Suicide Cliff’

Yoichi Fujiyabu has spent three decades sharing God’s love to people who want to end their lives.

An Ode to the Long Season

Why fans love a game designed to break their hearts.

Is This Heaven? No, It’s Banana Ball

What baseball’s most amusing team gets right about joy in sports.

News

Black Clergy and Christians Grapple with Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

Many say the activist’s inflammatory statements on race should inform how we remember his life.

Apple PodcastsDown ArrowDown ArrowDown Arrowarrow_left_altLeft ArrowLeft ArrowRight ArrowRight ArrowRight Arrowarrow_up_altUp ArrowUp ArrowAvailable at Amazoncaret-downCloseCloseEmailEmailExpandExpandExternalExternalFacebookfacebook-squareGiftGiftGooglegoogleGoogle KeephamburgerInstagraminstagram-squareLinkLinklinkedin-squareListenListenListenChristianity TodayCT Creative Studio Logologo_orgMegaphoneMenuMenupausePinterestPlayPlayPocketPodcastRSSRSSSaveSaveSaveSearchSearchsearchSpotifyStitcherTelegramTable of ContentsTable of Contentstwitter-squareWhatsAppXYouTubeYouTube