When Charles Darwins Origin of Species issued from the pres-

ses (November 24, 1859), it marked a history-changing event. And the world has not been the same sinceunfortunately. The theory of evolution has wielded its malevolent influence over the past century and a half in a host of ways. There is not a single field of scientific and academic study which has not been greatly modified by the concept of evolution. It provided a new approach to astronomy, geology, philosophy, ethics, religion, and the history of social institu-tions (Bewkes, et al., 1940, p. 549). In this article, I would like to sur-vey briefly some of the ways evolutionary theory has affected the way many people view the Bible. First, it is alleged that just as biological organisms have evolved across the ages, even so religious ideas have evolved. It is common to assert, for example, that mans initial religious impulses were poly-theistic personifications of natures forces. Later (c. 8th century B.C.), it is alleged, Israel evolved the concept of a personal God. This notion i