Flood Myth

Global Flood stories…Are documented as history and legend in

almost every region on earth.Old world missionaries report finding

remote/isolated tribes already possessing flood legends similar to the biblical account.

Flood Myth facts…There are over 500 flood legends worldwideAll most all ancient civilizations have a global

flood mythChina, Babylon, Wales, Scotland, Russia, India,

North America (Indian), South America, Hawaii, Scandinavia, Sumatra, Egypt, Italy to name a few.

Common Flood Myth ArchetypesMan in

Transgression (sin)Divine Cause /

DestructionA Favored FamilyArk Provided

(humans and animals preserved in a vessel)

Destruction by Water

Common Flood ArchetypesWarning Given to

Man Before Destruction

Humans SavedAnimals SavedUniversal / Global

DestructionLanding on a

MountainBird Sent Out

Was the flood real?Flood tales are frequently

linked by common archetypes.

The overwhelming consistency among flood legends found in distant parts of the globe indicate they may have derived from the same originOral transcription may

have changed the details through time.

Epic of Gilgamesh and the BibleGilgamesh and Noah

are the two most common global flood myths.

They share numerous similarities

They are clearly rooted in the same event or oral tradition

BABYLONIAN BIBLE Take the seed of all creatures aboard the ship

Gen. 6:19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring.

I boarded the ship and closed the door. Gen. 7:1 Come into the ArkGen. 7:16 The Lord shut him in.

I sent out a dove . . . The dove went, then came back, no resting-place appeared for it, so it returned.

Gen. 8:8 He sent out a dove...But the dove found no resting-place . . . and she returned.

Then I sent out a raven . .it was the waters receding, it ate, it flew about to and fro, it did not return.

Gen. 8:7 He sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the Earth.

I made a libation on the peak of the mountain.

Gen. 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord (on the mountain) and offered burnt offerings.