Genesis 1-11 Prehistory
The author employs the reader to consider Genesis 1–11 as a single literary unit of prehistory. According to the author the main theme of Genesis 1-11 is about tension between the harmony present in the created order and the alienation that occurs as a result of the human sin. The author believes the etymology of Babel in Gen. 11:9 connects it with Babylon, and a ruined Mesopotamian ziggurat. In addition, the author believes early Mesopotamian archaeology discovery of silt deposits connect with Noah’s flood story. Hence, The Gilgamesh Epic is brought into the conversation. The Gilgamesh Epic is another narrative about a great flood like Noah in the bible. Expect the Gilgamesh Epic hero is named Utnapishtim. Another Sumerian story offers a
hero by the name of Ziusudra. The Atrahasis Epic presents the flooding as a horizon-to-horizon that has no archetype. This idea has appealed to more people since it's the most realistic of the three epics. Israel doesn't have huge rivers or broad valleys to accommodate a massive flood as presented in the Noah stories. Therefore, the author believes the Israelites must have brought this tradition with them as they moved southward from Mesopotamia. Marine geologists William Ryan and Walter Pitman published their findings about the Neolithic catastrophe that formed the Black Sea. Although many speculate the idea.
In the final analysis, the author conveys the idea that Genesis 1-11 is simply an etiology. Since no evidence has been discovered and no historical contexts of long-lived hero kings exist. Although two humane social institutions are established at creation by the Israelite accounts. The Sabbath and marriage which is still in use today.
hero by the name of Ziusudra. The Atrahasis Epic presents the flooding as a horizon-to-horizon that has no archetype. This idea has appealed to more people since it's the most realistic of the three epics. Israel doesn't have huge rivers or broad valleys to accommodate a massive flood as presented in the Noah stories. Therefore, the author believes the Israelites must have brought this tradition with them as they moved southward from Mesopotamia. Marine geologists William Ryan and Walter Pitman published their findings about the Neolithic catastrophe that formed the Black Sea. Although many speculate the idea.
In the final analysis, the author conveys the idea that Genesis 1-11 is simply an etiology. Since no evidence has been discovered and no historical contexts of long-lived hero kings exist. Although two humane social institutions are established at creation by the Israelite accounts. The Sabbath and marriage which is still in use today.