THE SERPENT’S PROMISE: THE BIBLE RETOLD AS SCIENCE

Book ID/图书代码： 11701213B65316

English Summary/英文概要： The Bible was the first scientific textbook of all; and it got some things right (and plenty more wrong). Steve Jones’ new book rewrites it in the light of modern science. Are we all descended from a single couple, a real-life Adam and Eve? Was the Bible’s great flood really a memory of the end of the Ice Age? Will we ever get back to Methuselah given that British life expectancy is still rising by six hours a day, every day?

Many people deny the power of faith, many more the power of science. In this ground-breaking work, geneticist Steve Jones explores their shared mysteries - from the origins of life and humankind to sex, age, death and the end of the universe. He steps aside from the noisy debate between believers and unbelievers to show how the same questions preoccupy us today as in biblical times - and that science offers many of the answers.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《圣经》是人类第一部科教书；书中的内容有些是对的，但更多的内容不是那么准确。斯蒂夫.琼斯的这本新书以现代科技的角度带读者重新看待《圣经》。当今人类都是亚当和夏娃的后裔吗？《圣经》中描述的大洪水在冰河时期末期是否真的发生过？英国人的预期寿命以每天延长6小时的速度增长着，我们是否有望都变成玛土撒拉那样长寿的人？

许多人否认信仰的力量，比否认科学力量的人要多得多。在这本非常具有开拓性的新作中，遗传学家斯蒂夫.琼斯探索了信仰与科学间共有的谜团——从生命及人类的起源，性别，年龄，死亡到宇宙的终结。斯蒂夫将信仰者与无神论者之间纷乱的争吵置于一旁，向读者解释了《圣经》中一直困扰我么的问题，并用科学一一解答。（XAT）

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：New title, THE SERPENT’S PROMISE: UK: Little Brown (pub May 2013); US: Pegasus; Canada: Doubleday; Portugal: Bertrand

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