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Noah In Genesis

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This story is found in the bible in Genesis 6-9. It is speculated that the flood occurred in 2348 BCE. It is uncertain of where the flood occurred. In Genesis six God was disappointed of the people's ignorance and evilness. Men were marrying any woman they wanted to. Those kind of people were considered as Nephilim’s. People lost respect for each other and did everything against what God said was right. God was ashamed of the people he had created. Because of all the evil in the world, God wanted to destroy every living animal and human in the world.
The only person God was pleased with was Noah. Noah was a man that honored and respected God. Noah followed God’s request by building an ark. God wanted Noah to build the ark to save Noah’s family …show more content…

In Bernard’s article he stated, “The flood story, however marks not only an end but also a beginning, a new creation which is based on God’s covenant with Noah.” Not only is there new changes to the world, but also God changes. God at first destroys everything in the world because of wickedness, but then at the end he promises to never do it again. Bernard also stated, “In both stories, the individual and humankind as a whole are guilty of overstepping the limits of human creaturely existence.” Bernard thought that Noah and Abraham’s story had those changes in common and it has to be mentioned to relate the …show more content…

For example, the ark could have hit the top of the mountains and the possibly water getting into the ark since it was made out of wood. Moore understood the information that the bible gave about the flood, but also is uncertain of the little details. For example, what the people ate to survive, how they kept themselves clean, and if the ark was damaged at all. Moore thinks that the bible should have included the smallest details because a lot is left out. Due to the missing details Moore stated, “no intellectually honest person can any longer pretend that the legend of Noah can possibly represent a historical

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1.The three accounts of the flood story all consist of similarities and differences. To begin with, the two stories of the flood in the book of Genesis consists of the Priestly Source (P Source) and the Yahwist Source (J Source). The flood story begins in Genesis 6, the overlapping portions and repetition in the story shows that multiple sources were combined. In the first six verses, God explains that humans are wicked. YHWH saw “wickedness in humankind” and was “sorry he had made humankind”

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“Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness.” (Genesis 1:26 NIV) An indication that humanity possess similar characteristics to the ones held by God, therefore, it is Human nature to be kind, loving, grateful, obedient, truthful, devoted, and unashamed. Therefore, it was human nature to accept God, as he is our creator and in that moment, as described in the textbook “everything is in the right.” (Hiles & Smith, 2015, para.

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God created the flood in Genesis to get rid of sin and the wicked. In Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim got immortality for surviving the flood. In Genesis, everyone got a promise from God meaning that he would never destroy the world with water again. Lastly, it took Noah a really long time to build the Ark, and the flood

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The Flood Archetype is about a devastating flood that ends human civilization, but people have to rebuild civilization with the hope of a golden age. In the flood archetype, there is a god that wipes out all of human civilization for being spiteful; Although the god wipes out all of human civilization, there is a chosen person that has to build an ark or a shelter in order to survive the massive, catastrophic flood. Noah’s Ark, a Biblical story in the Old Testament, is about a man named Noah who is told by God to make an ark in preparation for the flood when God says, “I will wipe out from the earth the men whom I have created… But Noah found favor with the Lord”. God floods Earth as a result of human’s cruel, violent tendencies

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First, in the story of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” the flood is caused when Enlil decides that the people are to loud and are creating to much

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Throughout the bible Noah is considered a very righteous man, he lived a perfect life in God’s eyes following all of his commandments. The faith and trust that Noah had in his creator is truly remarkable, this type of faith we all should strive for. God choose Noah for this task because he knew Noah’s faith was so strong that he would be able to believe in what God was capable of. Therefore, Noah and his family built the Ark how God commanded them to. In Genesis 6:15 God states “This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.” That would mean that it is larger than a football field, but it would have to be because they filled the ark with animals two of each kind so that they could multiply.

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The people of that time period replied back saying that Noah is wrong and ridiculed him. Noah went to work to build an ark. The Ark was built from a tree that grew for forty years and was cut down by Noah so that he would use the wood to construct his ark. When he was constructing the Ark, the people still mocked him. When he finished building the Ark, pairs of every animal, his family, and the few that believed in God were allowed

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From the ancient Near East there are three Mesopotamian flood myths and one Judaic flood story. The oldest is the Eridu Genesis, shown a the left and written in 2300BC, then the Epic of Gilgamesh, pictured in the middle and dated to 2150BC, next is the Epic of Atrahasis, on the right and written around 1650BC, and then the Old Testament, written between 538 to 330BC. All four accounts of the flood begin the same way as result of the overpopulation of mankind or mankind is too noisy, mankind is to violent and corrupt or God become dissatisfied with mankind and decide that with the exception of their favorite mortal on Earth the rest of mankind should be eliminated by a flood.

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There has never been any evidence that backs up the theory of a worldwide flood. The idea that one ever really happened is complete speculation. The only evidence is from the stories, which is not reliable information as we have no proof that these stories are true (“GEOMYTHOLOGY”). In the story of Genesis, one of the most important detail is that of a huge ark in which Noah and his family survived the flood in (Genesis 6.14). Although there are many groups who claimed to have found the ark, no one ever has (“Noah’s Ark Found in Turkey?”).

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Some claim that the vessel had very limited carrying capacity given that it is made of wood. Contrary to this belief, the time period of the flood came before species started to break off and expand, so the Ark would only need to hold 16,000 land-dwelling creatures at the maximum (Was There Really a Noah’s Ark & Flood?). Disbelievers claim that the Ark never could have existed due to the fact that no boat of this size could have been built that long ago. However, regardless of the size of the boat, the wood used to build this vessel dates back to the exact time period the Bible stated that the flood occurred (Noah’s Ark Found in Turkey?). Another claim against the belief that the Ark once sailed the Earth is that there is simply not enough water.

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The flood story is based on the geologic ages identified through scientific understanding of the changing physical features of the earth (Origin myths: The Flood, 37). The period is between about 12,000 and 7000 BCE which was a period of worldwide warming (Origin myths, 37). Changing environmental conditions was common throughout the world. The rainfall and ocean levels rose some 300 feet (Origin myths 37). Some people began to believe their creator was punishing humans who were displeasing, so the Great Flood become part of the origin myth.

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