Re: A profound disturbance found in Yak butter.

Had a little time and did a Google search. There were several massive
Chinese expeditions in the early 15th century headed by Zheng He (Cheng
Ho). They at least reached Arabia, may have reached the Cape of Good Hope
and beyond. His "treasure ships" had a length of at least 440 feet,
according to the translation of the Chinese records, up to 600 feet.
Dave

On Wed, 31 May 2006 20:54:27 -0700 "D. F. Siemens, Jr."
<dfsiemensjr@juno.com> writes:
Dick,
I don't recall the details, but I understand that a Chinese junk type
vessel was considerably longer than the 450-foot length of the Ark. It
was part of a Chinese mission to reach India (?) by sea. I suspect that
there is a reference somewhere on the Net, but I have a dial-up
connection which tends to make a search slow.
Dave

On Wed, 31 May 2006 21:49:32 -0400 "Dick Fischer"
<dickfischer@verizon.net> writes:
Hi Dave, you wrote:
 
Two questions: how were the reed boats made of gopher wood? How were reed
baskets arranged in three stories 30 cubits high with a window in the top
part of the structure? Seems to me you're rewriting scripture to fit a
fictional tale.
 
The largest wooden vessel ever constructed was over 100 feet shorter than
the ark’s 450 feet in length. A small, central wooden boat with a tall
mast (sailing vessels were common 5,000 years ago) and with reed baskets
stuffed with animals fore and aft might make the actual dimensions fit
the biblical description. Don’t like my idea, come up with your own ark
design.
 
Dick Fischer
Dick Fischer, Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
Received on Thu Jun 1 19:18:01 2006