Lost World of the Flood
Lost World of the Flood "The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth . . . It is a text that has called forth "flood…
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Lost World of the Flood
"The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth . . . It is a text that has called forth "flood geology," fueled searches for remnants of the ark on Mount Ararat, and inspired a full-size replica of Noah's ark in a theme park. and the ark floated on the face of the waters" (Gen 6:17-18 NRSV).In modern times the Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for answers to scientific, apologetic, and historical questions.
But do we understand what we are reading?Longman and Walton urge us to ask what the biblical author might have been saying to his ancient audience. Some claim that the very veracity of Scripture hinges on a particular reading of the flood narrative. Our quest to rediscover the biblical flood requires that we set aside our own cultural and interpretive assumptions and visit