Comments on: How is the story of the Great Flood (Noah) from the Sumerian story and Jewish story different? http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paul h http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different/comment-page-1#comment-2611 paul h Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:24:59 +0000 http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different#comment-2611 While the Sumerian version...the Epic of Gilgamesh...may predate the Biblical account, there is a major flaw in it's version. The Gilgamesh "Ark" is described as a cube shape and totally unseaworthy for an extended voyage on rough seas whereas the Biblical Ark's dimensions have been studied by a non-Christian Korean engineering firm and found to have the optimum dimensions for a ship designed to hold up and float on rough seas for an extended period of time. It's more likely that the Gilgamesh version is simply a flawed, modified and corrupted retelling of the actual Flood incident by someone who did not have direct knowledge of the event or modified the story to fit their own culture. There's probably a good reason why God did not inspire the correct version to be written down first or immediately after the Flood...it was so that other local cultures could not copy it and claim it as their own. It's also interesting that the Weld-Blundell prism, which contains a list of Sumerian kings, also verifies the Bilbcal accounts of long life-spans before the Flood and some of the geneologies in the Bible. There are also many flood legends from almost every culture on earth ...several dozen of which parrallel the Bilbical Flood account very closely. In classical Chinese language dating to around 2500 BC, the pictograph for the word "boat" contains three symbols.....vessel, the numer 8 and people...which seems to allude to Noah and his family on the Ark. http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/EarthSciences16.html#wp1045838 http://www.worldwideflood.com/ark/gilgamesh/gilgamesh.htm http://www.worldwideflood.com/ark/hull_form/hull_optimization.htm http://www.ancientreplicas.com/weld-prism.html<br><b>References : </b><br> While the Sumerian version…the Epic of Gilgamesh…may predate the Biblical tab, there is a major flaw in it’s version. The Gilgamesh "Ark" is described as a cube shape and really unseaworthy for an extended voyage on rough seas whereas the Biblical Ark’s dimensions have been studied by a non-Christian Korean engineering firm and found to have the optimum dimensions for a ship calculated to hold up and hang on rough seas for an extended period of time.
It’s more likely that the Gilgamesh version is simply a flawed, bespoke and corrupted retelling of the actual Flood incident by someone who did not have direct knowledge of the event or bespoke the tale to fit their own culture. There’s doubtless a excellent reason why God did not inspire the right version to be written down first or immediately after the Flood…it was so that other community cultures could not copy it and claim it as their own.

It’s also fascinating that the Weld-Blundell prism, which contains a list of Sumerian kings, also verifies the Bilbcal accounts of long life-spans before the Flood and some of the geneologies in the Bible. There are also many flood legends from nearly every culture on earth …several dozen of which parrallel the Bilbical Flood tab very closely. In classical Chinese language dating to around 2500 BC, the pictograph for the word "boat" contains three symbols…..vessel, the numer 8 and people…which seems to allude to Noah and his family on the Ark.
http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/EarthSciences16.html#wp1045838

http://www.worldwideflood.com/ark/gilgamesh/gilgamesh.htm

http://www.worldwideflood.com/ark/hull_form/hull_optimization.htm

http://www.ancientreplicas.com/weld-prism.html
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]]> By: carinata http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different/comment-page-1#comment-2610 carinata Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:34:59 +0000 http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different#comment-2610 The Sumerian version (The Epic of Gilgamesh) was a poem and never meant to be taken literally, the biblical version was blatant plagiarism of the original.<br><b>References : </b><br> The Sumerian version (The Epic of Gilgamesh) was a poem and never meant to be taken factually, the biblical version was blatant plagiarism of the original.
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]]> By: wild-man of Borneo http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different/comment-page-1#comment-2609 wild-man of Borneo Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:02:59 +0000 http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different#comment-2609 Sure. Why not? Look in the real world. Decode this lyrics " You'll see " "See I told you so" "Say you say me" "Knowing me knowing you" "If you don't know me by now" "I'll be there " - EC Living examples on Words Made by the Dead with hear-say from the Book of the Dead from the twilight zone getting caught in different time zone in time? Living examples how Words of God from the Book of the Living caught them all hands down? Luke 21.30-36 Luke 6.39-40,41-45,46-49 Luke 9.25,55-56,60 Luke 24.44-45,47-48 Luke 10.24 Luke 19.9-10 Matt 23.27 John 8.44 John 7.19 Matt 22.17-21,32 Exodus 23.24,32 What do you think?<br><b>References : </b><br>deoded from the missing x-files. Sure.
Why not?
Look in the real world.
Decode this lyrics " You’ll see "
"See I told you so"
"Say you say me"
"Knowing me knowing you"
"If you don’t know me by now"
"I’ll be there " – EC
Living examples on Words Made by the Dead with hear-say from the Book of the Dead from the twilight zone getting caught in different time zone in time?
Living examples how Words of God from the Book of the Living caught them all hands down?
Luke 21.30-36
Luke 6.39-40,41-45,46-49
Luke 9.25,55-56,60
Luke 24.44-45,47-48
Luke 10.24
Luke 19.9-10
Matt 23.27
John 8.44
John 7.19
Matt 22.17-21,32
Exodus 23.24,32
What do you reckon?
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deoded from the missing x-files.

]]> By: Mr. Brown http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different/comment-page-1#comment-2608 Mr. Brown Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:40:59 +0000 http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different#comment-2608 I don't know the specifics of the Sumerian great flood but just because it was written first doesn't mean the Jewish story copied from it. The Sumerian story was probably the first widely know recorded version. I guess you could basically say that the Sumerian story was copyright infringement.<br><b>References : </b><br> I don’t know the specifics of the Sumerian splendid flood but just because it was written first doesn’t mean the Jewish tale copied from it. The Sumerian tale was doubtless the first widely know recorded version. I estimate you could basically say that the Sumerian tale was copyright infringement.
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]]> By: Vincent K, Atheati Mad Scientist http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different/comment-page-1#comment-2607 Vincent K, Atheati Mad Scientist Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:27:59 +0000 http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different#comment-2607 Well, be fair; most remakes are at least a little different. I mean the new Transformers movies might be based on the old Transformers cartoons, but there are at least different characters and specific plot points, even though the key themes are identical.<br><b>References : </b><br> Well, be honest; most remakes are at least a small different. I mean the new Transformers movies might be based on the ancient Transformers cartoons, but there are at least different characters and point plot points, even though the key themes are identical.
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]]> By: Sam H http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different/comment-page-1#comment-2606 Sam H Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:17:59 +0000 http://www.jewishfamilyservice.net/jewish-stories/how-is-the-story-of-the-great-flood-noah-from-the-sumerian-story-and-jewish-story-different#comment-2606 I dont know the specifics of either really. But I know that they were both worldwide, they both had 2 of every animal, and the sumerian one was invented first, so the jewish one probably copied the Sumerian one.<br><b>References : </b><br> I dont know the specifics of either really. But I know that they were both worldwide, they both had 2 of every animal, and the sumerian one was invented first, so the jewish one doubtless copied the Sumerian one.
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