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Out of curiosity, what is your rationalization of the epic of Gilgamesh having a nearly identical flood story about 500-600 years prior to the Old Testament and
by mint2 5y ago
Out of curiosity, what is your rationalization of the epic of Gilgamesh having a nearly identical flood story about 500-600 years prior to the Old Testament and no Christian gods present? I’m genuinely interested in how a Christian thinks about that and the other various pre-Christian stuff that was incorporated into the Bible.
- rsyring 5y agoIt's all about whose textual criticism you believe. You can find people who argue one way. The Old Testament professors I studied under would argue a different way. Just one example: https://genesisapologetics.com/faqs/gilgamesh-epic-which-came-first-noahs-flood-or-the-gilgamesh-epic/ https://genesisapologetics.com/faqs/gilgamesh-epic-which-cam... There are other things in the Bible that challenge me more than textual criticism. On the flip side, I'd say the core "rationalization" I have for my belief is what the Bible teaches about sin. It's obvious to me something is very wrong with with the world we live in. I think the Bible explains convincingly both what's wrong and what the fix is.
- mint2 5y agoWow thanks for the link, that does clearly show how Bible literalists(?) think about topics like that.