Are biblical and prevailing mythologies essential truths but interpreted by witnesses with incomplete comprehension intentionally misled even Deluded by whom Who were the sons of God Where was Eden and what really happened there Was Noahs Flood a deliberate act or an accident or a little of both The Underlying Hand weaves an elegant tale reinterpreting those beliefs with modern knowledge creeping upon the reader into a highly plausible interpretation It begins in a scifi theme but the reader soon comes to recognize that it is essentially a very human drama indeed the origins of humanity Along the way is a fascinating adventure with ideas that are sure to cause much debate and remain with the reader long after the book is finished