(November 27, 2014 at 2:25 pm)dyresand Wrote:Not to suggest any belief in either story, but the timelines are about the same.(November 27, 2014 at 12:38 pm)abaris Wrote: Have you ever heard or even read the Epic of Gilgamesh? It predates the oldest versions of the Torah.
And by the way, a large part of said epic talks about the great flood, with Gilgamesh building a boat.
Pretty much where christian flood myth came from. and also it doesn't help that Christianity uses a flood myth when other religions and cultures predates theirs in the book.
Gilgamesh - 2750 BC
Noah - 2457 BC
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