RE: [asa] Noah's local flood? (Gilgamesh vs. Noah)

Dick said:
"The eleventh table of Gilgamesh mentions punting holes in the boat and
punting up and down the canals was a typical means of moving boats along
in those days, still is in fact. "

I was thinking about that. Two problems- the boats in Gilgamesh are a
fraction of the size of Noah's ark, and Gilgamesh was part god with
super-human strength (unlike Noah).

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Dick Fischer
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:28 PM
To: ASA
Subject: RE: [asa] Noah's local flood?

All the parallel ANE flood accounts describe a week long event. Only
Genesis records the flood as a year long saga. The eleventh table of
Gilgamesh mentions punting holes in the boat and punting up and down the
canals was a typical means of moving boats along in those days, still is
in fact. Did Noah endure two rainy seasons and punt up the Tigris
during an intermediate period? Don't know, that's my best guess.

Yours faithfully,

Dick Fischer, author, lecturer

Historical Genesis from Adam to Abraham

www.historicalgenesis.com <http://www.historicalgenesis.com>

-----Original Message-----
From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Dehler, Bernie
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:56 PM
Cc: AmericanScientificAffiliation
Subject: [asa] Noah's local flood?

I was thinking more about the local flood hypothesis. There needs to be
a geographical bowl structure to keep the water in. I don't think it is
there. Look at this article (Dick Fischer is mentioned in it):

http://home.entouch.net/dmd/physmeso.htm

Excerpt:

There are two ways for the ark to be lifted the requisite elevation.
First, the water can do it. Boats in locks are raised in this fashion.
But in order for this to work, the Mesopotamian region must have been
covered by (1982 M (6500 feet of water.). In this case the entire
Mesopotamian civilization would be destroyed. This did not happen.

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