Foundations of Creation: Volume 15

The Bible’s answer to the question of human origins is clear, specific, and historically grounded: Adam and Eve were the first two human beings, created directly and uniquely by God in His image, and every person alive today descends from them and from Noah’s family. In this important volume of Foundations of Creation, young readers are guided through the famous “ape-men” of textbooks and museum displays and shown what the actual fossil and genetic evidence reveals. Australopithecines like “Lucy” are shown to be extinct apes, not human ancestors. Neanderthals, Homo erectus, Denisovans, and Homo floresiensis are examined in light of the latest genetic research — which confirms that Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, placing them firmly within the human family. The embarrassing history of evolutionary fraud and error — Piltdown Man, Nebraska Man, and others — is recounted honestly. Genetics is explored in accessible terms, with “Mitochondrial Eve” and “Y-chromosomal Adam” shown to point toward a recent common ancestry consistent with the biblical account, and the famous “99% chimp DNA” claim is carefully unpacked and shown to be misleading. The volume closes with a powerful and hopeful chapter on human uniqueness — language, art, music, conscience, and love — and on how the biblical truth that all people descend from one family is the only sure foundation for human dignity and the rejection of racism. One Creator. One family. Every life matters.

What is Foundations of Creation Volume 15 about?

Volume 15 argues that the Bible gives a clear answer to human origins: Adam and Eve were the first two humans, made directly by God, and all people today descend from them and from Noah’s family. It tests the evolutionary account against the fossils, presenting australopithecines such as Lucy as extinct apes and using recent genetic research to place Neanderthals, Homo erectus, Denisovans, and Homo floresiensis within the human family. It recounts the history of evolutionary fraud and error through Piltdown Man and Nebraska Man. On genetics, it argues that Mitochondrial Eve and Y-chromosomal Adam point to a recent common ancestry consistent with Genesis and challenges the popular 99 percent chimp DNA claim. The final chapter turns to human uniqueness, citing language, art, music, conscience, and love, and argues that a shared origin in one family is the only secure basis for human dignity and for rejecting racism.

Who wrote Foundations of Creation Volume 15?

It was written by Alfred Basta, a professor, author, and musician.

What genre is Foundations of Creation Volume 15?

It is Christian apologetics written as an encyclopedia volume on human origins, which means it works through fossil and genetic evidence topic by topic from a young-earth creation perspective.

Who is Foundations of Creation Volume 15 for?

It is written to guide young readers through the human origins debate, and it suits families and students who meet ape-men reconstructions in textbooks and museums.

Is Foundations of Creation Volume 15 part of a series?

Yes. It is Volume 15 of Foundations of Creation: An Encyclopedia Examining the Scientific Case for Biblical Accuracy, a 25-volume series. See the series on Amazon.

Where can I buy Foundations of Creation Volume 15?

Foundations of Creation Volume 15 is available in hardcover and Kindle editions. The hardcover ISBN-13 is 979-8197418470 (264 pages, published May 18, 2026).

Amazon (hardcover) | Amazon (Kindle) | Indigo (author page)

About the author: Alfred Basta is a professor, author of Ward No. 8 and The Malgrave Letters, and musician as The Bastas Project.

Last updated: October 12, 2026