(November 27, 2014 at 3:24 pm)Lek Wrote: You just explain those things away with a wave of the hand, but you hold firmly to the possibility that the Hebrews copied a Sumerian myth.
In fact I am the one to explain these things away, based on my knowledge of history and my interest in mythology.
Here's one of the easier sources pointing out the similarities between the older Sumerian myths and the later Torah.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panbabylonism