Continental drift Continental drift Continental drift is the theory that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed. The speculation that continents might have 'drifted' was first put forward by Abraham Ortelius in 1596. The concept was independently and more fully developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912, but his theory was rejected by many for lack of any motive mechanism. Arthur Holmes later proposed mantle convection for that mechanism. The idea of continental drift has since been subsumed by the theory of plate tectonics, which explains that the continents
Journal for the Study of the New Testament for scholars, teachers in the field of New Testament, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. "The journal for the study of the New Testament" is abstracted and indexed in the following databases: Journal for the Study of the New Testament The Journal for the Study of the New Testament is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers five times a year in the field of Biblical Studies. It is founded by Bruce Chilton. The journal's editor is Catrin Williams (University of Wales). It has been in publication since 1978 and is currently published by SAGE Publications. "The journal for the Study