Article Articles Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and the Flood By Pete Enns on June 01, 2010 The Bible in Ancient Context The Flood #Introduction The biblical flood story (Genesis 6-9) has certainly taken a beating over the last two or three centuries. The problems began in earnest once geologists realized that a literal submersion of the entire earth in […]
BIBLE AND MESOPOTAMIA
Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and the Flood
Israelite History in the Context of the Ancient Near East
* Geographical background The Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, including the regions that are now the location of the following states: Greece, Turkey, Iran (earlier called Persia), Iraq (the ancient Mesopotamia), Lebanon (the ancient Ugarit north of Canaan), Jordan (east of Canaan, across the Jordan river), Syria (related to ancient Assyria), Egypt, Saudi Arabia, […]
“Similarites and Differences Between The Old Testament and The Ancient Texts (1)”] pdf
Mesopotamia – Babylon by Alan Lenzi
Mesopotamia – Babylonby Alan Lenzi For almost two thousand years, Babylon was one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq. If you combine the economic vitality of New York, the political power of Washington, D.C., and the religious significance of Jerusalem today, you’ll get […]
BABYLONIAN RELIGION, CULTURE AND REFERENCES TO BABYON IN THE BIBLE
BABYLONIAN RELIGION Babylonian Society, Marriage and Economics Babylonian Literature Babylonian Epics Babylonian Gilgamesh Biblical References to the Babylonians Babylon, Creation, Garden of Eden and the Great Flood Babylonians and the Tower of Babel BABYLONIAN RELIGION Babylonian god Nebo According to the Catholic Encyclopedia:“The Babylonian Pantheon arose out of a gradual amalgamation […]