For generations, many have been told that they must choose between anthropology and the Bible, between what scholars uncover in the soil and what Scripture proclaims from the pulpit. This is a false choice. The real issue is not evolution versus creationism, nor science versus faith. The deeper question is whether human life has meaning, whether morality is real, and whether history is moving toward purpose or drifting without direction. Anthropology studies humanity from the ground up. It examines bones and tools, graves and symbols, cultures and customs. The Bible speaks from heaven down. It tells us who we are, why we are here, and what went wrong. When these two voices are forced to compete, both are diminished. When they are rightly ordered, they speak together with clarity and power. What follows is a unified account of humanity that honors the findings of anthropology while proclaiming the enduring truth of Scripture. It is not a modern compromise. It is a recovery o...