According to 1 Peter 3:20, eight souls (i.e. Noah's family) were indeed "saved" from the flood. I would assert, however, that seven of them were saved on Noah's behalf, not because they too were just, perfect in their generations, and walking with God (Gen. 6:9) like Noah, "a preacher of righteousness" (2 Peter 2:5) was. Note God's command to Noah in Gen. 7:1, "Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation." Note "thee"--singular, not "ye"--plural. Noah's righteousness is credited or imputed to his wife, his three sons, and his three daughters-in-law. I would like to think that he converted his family, but I really think that he's a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only truly righteous man in the world (Rom. 3:10-12). For a more thorough discussion of typology surrounding Noah, please see A.W. Pink's excellent work, Gleanings in Genesis.
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