Noah's ark circular?

[leo-rcc]

Ask any Christian, Jew or Muslim to draw you a picture of Noah's ark and you'll probably get a sketch of a regular wooden boat being boarded by a procession of animals – two by two, of course. But that's all wrong. According to new evidence, the ark wasn't a pointy-prowed vessel, but a giant round raft.

Interesting read, see all here:
http://www.sphere.com/article/noahs-ark-...?icid=main

[Tiberius]

According to new evidence, the ark wasn't a pointy-prowed vessel, but a giant round raft.

I think you'll find, according to very old evidence, the ark wasn't a pointy-prowed vessel, but in fact didn't exist at all.

[leo-rcc]

I'd like to see you present old evidence that something doesn't exist.

[LEDO]

The details of the ark should have made it into the Gilgamesh epic but didn't. That would indicate the story was perhaps more of a local explanation and not widely accepted.

[Rhage]

From the story:

"The episode ends with Atram-Hasis commanding an unfortunate boat builder, who will be left to die on land, to seal the door once everyone is safely inside: "When I shall have gone into the boat, caulk the frame of the door.""

But how did they expect to get out if they were "caulked" inside of it?

"The story may only be a work of fiction"

Gee, you think?

"And he believes that ancient Jews living in exile in Babylon at this time would also have been wowed by the tale. So much, in fact, that they may have transformed it into their own epic story: Noah and the ark."

Still proves the the bible is nothing new, just stolen stories from older times.

[Zen Badger]

I still love the way the cretinists(sorry,sorry,sorry...Creationists)

Try to prove that the Ark was a real vessel and how all the animals

of the world were stabled in it.

[Minimalist]

of the world were stabled in it.

Think of all the shit that would have to be shoveled out.[/quote]

[Rhizomorph13]

Simple, God gave them trancendental anuses for the trip! The shizzle magiced away and turned into kittens in another universe! I know this because God told me.

[chatpilot]

How dare you heathens mock the Hebrews most revered and plagiarized myth ever! Everyone knows that the ark was not round, in fact it sits on mount Ararat as we speak.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...hsark.html

[leo-rcc]

nono, this is the actual spot:



It also explains how the kangaroos and koalas got back to Oz.