RE: [asa] Adam and Adapa

Michael:

What I am trying to show in the book and with these little snippets is
that chapters 2-11 of Genesis have historical integrity. The main
events are Adam and Eve in the Garden, Cain murders his brother and
builds a city, the genealogies, the flood, the dispersion of Noah's
sons, the tower of Babel, and Abraham's early life in Mesopotamia.
These chapters can be viewed as a continuum of information from
beginning to end all of which takes place over a 3,000-year period
entirely confined to southern Mesopotamia - present-day Iraq.

Let me make an analogy. A few months ago I drove from Kansas City to
Fairfax, Virginia which is mostly a straight shot on Route 70. That
route takes me through or around Columbia, MO, St Louis, Indianapolis,
Columbus, OH, etc. I drove straight through, but for purposes of
analogy let's say that it was a leisurely trip where I stopped along the
route, took pictures, bought gas and souvenirs, and like that. Let's
say that near Indianapolis I see an accident where later I'm called as a
witness. Maybe I'm asked, since I live in Virginia, to document that I
was near Indianapolis that day. Maybe I have something, but it's not
conclusive. However, if I use the entire trip with all the receipts and
photographs there would be little doubt that I would have been there at
that time.

So although you may be able to say there is insufficient evidence to
document any one particular section of Genesis, the overall picture is
compelling, and perhaps, overwhelming once you can see the entirety of
data and evidence.

Dick Fischer

Dick Fischer, Genesis Proclaimed Association

Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History

 <http://www.genesisproclaimed.org/> www.genesisproclaimed.org

-----Original Message-----
From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Michael Roberts
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:22 PM
To: Dick Fischer; ASA
Subject: Re: [asa] Adam and Adapa

Dick , you wrote in reply . I intersperse two comments;

The legend of Adapa, who lived in Eridu, states that he "prepared the
altar table" (see below).

Michael; This is what the legend says!

 In 1940-41, the Iraqi government undertook the excavation of Eridu. At
the bottom layer on virgin soil an altar was uncovered that
archeologists dated to the "fifth millennium." On top the altar they
found traces of "burnt offerings." I have a picture of that altar in my
book reprinted from the original published in the Illustrated London
News in 1948. The article was written by one of your countrymen, Seton
Lloyd.

Michael ; I am more than happy to accept this 5 millenium BC altar as
genuine.

HOWEVER;

You give no evidence that this altar was made by/for Adapa. Thus it is
only a circumstantial fit and a weak one at that. after all;

When did Adapa live? We need some dates to tie it into the 5th Mill
altar.

Where did he live? Perhaps we can say only that somewhere in the present
day Iraq.

The altar could have been for almost anyone and you give no evidence
that it was Adapa.

It is no better than a Royal Marine discovering an AK-47 in Afghanistan
and saying that it was Bin Laden's personal weapon.

You have not made your case at all and give some maybes but no definite
correlation.

Michael

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Received on Sat Dec 22 12:50:25 2007