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Flood - Parallels. God(s) deciding to destroy humans due to their behaviour (Gen. 6: 5-7, 11-13; MfM , p. 28 (A)) Pious man chosen by deity to be saved (Gen. 6: 8-10; MfM , pp. 29-30 (A) and 110 (G)) Instructions for building and loading ark (Gen. 6: 14-7: 9; MfM , pp. 30-31 (A) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Flood - Parallels
God(s) deciding to destroy humans due totheir behaviour (Gen. 6: 5-7, 11-13;MfM, p. 28 (A))
Pious man chosen by deity to be saved(Gen. 6: 8-10; MfM, pp. 29-30 (A) and110 (G))
Instructions for building and loading ark(Gen. 6: 14-7: 9; MfM, pp. 30-31 (A)and 110-12 (G))
Flood - Parallels
Use of birds, esp. dove and raven, indetermining end of flood (Gen. 8: 6-12;MfM, p. 114 (G))
Sacrifice with pleasing smell for God(s)(Gen. 8: 20-21; MfM, pp. 33 (A)and 114 (G))
God’s bow in heavens as parallel to Marduk’s(Gen. 9: 13-17; MfM, p. 263 (EoC))
One decisive god, rather than bickering group(Gen. 6: 5-13 vs. MfM, pp. 28-29 (A))
God shows no qualms, unlike Mesopotamiangods (MfM, p. 113 (G))
Fault clearly lies with humans in Genesis
But…
God’s forbearance and reassurance (Gen. 8: 22)
The first covenant (Gen. 9: 1-17)
Rules: animals as food. Were antediluvianhumans vegetarians? Use of animalselsewhere (Gen. 3: 21 and 4: 4). Also ruleson murder and retribution
Universal covenant, but later hints of chosenpeople, primacy of younger sons (Gen. 10)
Epilogue (Gen. 8: 20-9: 17)
Aetiology of different languages
What is the fault?
“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill theearth.” (Gen. 9: 1)
Polemic against polytheism, with Babylonas target. Pun on Bab-ilani/Babel(Gen. 11: 9)
Tower of Babel (Gen. 11: 1-9)
Further polemic against polytheism/Babylon:
Comment on building materials(Gen. 11: 3)
“The LORD came down to see the cityand the tower, which mortals had built”(Gen. 11: 5, vs. MfM, p. 262 (EoC))
“Come, let us go down.” (Gen. 11: 7)Consider also Gen. 11: 3-4 and 8-9.
Tower of Babel (Gen. 11: 1-9)