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The Flood Narrative in the Bible Noah's Ark: A Critical Interpretation
(Genesis 6-9) Outdated and enduring ideas |
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It is not true that there was once a flood
that was higher than all the mountains in the world. |
However, it is a thousand-year-old memory of
a huge flood in which many people and animals died. >> Maybe a big
meteorite impact in the sea?? >> Perhaps the formation of the Black
Sea, which rose about 20 meters thousands of years ago and destroyed many
human settlements? >> Perhaps a huge volcanic eruption in
the Mediterranean, which probably destroyed many people and their cultures in
the surrounding countries and on some islands 3600 years ago. |
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It is not true that a natural disaster (such
as a massive flood) is a "punishment from God". |
But at that time, people believed that
everything that was bad and painful in the world was "sent" by God
to punish, chastise or educate people. |
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It is not true that God "repented"
of having created human beings. |
But at that time, many people believed that
God could become so angry at people's disobedience that He was willing to
destroy them because they could not explain a terrible natural disaster in
any other way. |
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It is not true that it would be possible to
accommodate a pair of all the animals on earth in a giant ship. |
But the "Ark" is a symbol of a
community of people that sticks together in difficult and "stormy
times" and keeps faith in the good and in a better future. It is also a symbol of hope that people treat
the animals with care, take responsibility for their continued existence and
see themselves as a big community with them. |
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It is not true that the rainbow was only
created by God after a great flood. |
But the rainbow is a sign for the believing
Israelites and for the Christians, => that God (in spite of many wickedness of men) remains connected with all his
creation, and => that human beings,
together with all other creatures, should form a good community. |
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Manfred Hanglberger (www.hanglberger-manfred.de )
Link zum Teilen: https://hanglberger-manfred.de/en-gen-6-9-noach.htm
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