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Tag Archives: Mesopotamia
Noah, Theology and Relation to Myth
The reading cycle of Judaism is on the Noah cycle (Parashat Noach). Now is a good time to go back and read some classic posts on Messianic Jewish Musings. In the first two, I describe the similarities and some differences … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Theology
Tagged Atrahasis, Flood, Genesis, Mesopotamia, Noah, Utnapishtim
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The Noah Story and Mesopotamian Myth, Pt 2
In Part 1, I presented the famous Sumerian/Babylonian/Assyrian flood story which passed down over more than a thousand years through Babylonian poets into the new Assyrian empire, where it has come to us through the results of archaeological exploration. As … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Torah
Tagged Gilgamesh, Mesopotamia, myth, Noah, Umberto Cassuto, Utnapishtim
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The Noah Story and Mesopotamian Myth, Pt 1
Most people are completely unaware of the rich background of story and myth which is the setting of the Bible and especially books like Genesis. In the synagogue reading cycle, this week is Genesis 6:9 – 11:32, the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Torah
Tagged Flood, Mesopotamia, Noah, Umberto Cassuto
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