After the Flood, by Bill Cooper
Note
In the above table, I have brought together the genealogies contained
in no less than five diverse and ancient sources which show the descent
of certain early patriarchs. Three of those sources begin with the same
original, namely Japheth, otherwise remembered as Jupiter amongst the ancient
and pagan Latin races, thus demonstrating beyond any reasonable doubt that
Japheth was synonymous with Jupiter. And two of them end with Brutus, the
eponymous founder of the early Britons. All of the sources differ from one
another in many and various points, which rules out inter-dependency or
copying. However, they also agree on many independent points, which demonstrates
the historicity of the patriarchs listed. If it were at all possible to
cite a comparable case where such ancient patriarchs are commonly listed
amongst such diverse and independent sources, there can be little doubt
that their historicity would be accepted without question amongst modern
scholars. After all, the historicity of many other characters from the ancient
world is accepted on much less evidence than this. Indeed, their historicity
is accepted, more often than not, merely upon the single appearance of a
name, without any other corroborative evidence being required. And yet the
above genealogies that present the historian with such uniquely comprehensive
and corroborative evidence are commonly listed as myth and fable. Perhaps
the reason for this is better pondered upon than stated.