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Post by jstwebbrowsing on May 1, 2014 22:38:23 GMT -6
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Post by Maggie on May 2, 2014 6:38:19 GMT -6
I think it is spot on. Virtually all ancient peoples in that area of the world have tales of catastrophic floods. But as this article makes clear, while they were catastrophic, they didn't cover the entire earth. A book I liked on that subject is The rocks don't lie : a geologist investigates Noah's flood by David R. Montgomery. (http://books.google.com/books?id=92tuITDWvCYC&source=gbs_ViewAPI) If you scroll down past "related books" you can read a number of pages from the book. The work of investigating the flood was, essentially, the foundation of the study of geology. It is a fascinating topic.
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Post by Maggie on May 3, 2014 21:05:35 GMT -6
 It seems like archaeology continues to lend support to biblical stories. This 4000 year old Mesopotamian tablet relates the story of a flood and an ark. It is currently on display at the British Museum. From news.com.au we learn: The tablet records a Mesopotamian god's instructions for building a giant vessel - two-thirds the size of a soccer field in area - made of rope, reinforced with wooden ribs and coated in bitumen.
Etched in the clay is one of the story's key elements: It describes how the animals must enter "two by two"
The British Museum says the detail contained in the tablet can be analysed by naval architects to determine if such a vessel could have actually sailed.
Archaeology is so exciting! |
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