The biblical history of the flood in the context of Ancient Near Eastern literature

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https://doi.org/10.15290/elpis.2020.22.10

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theology, Old Testament, the flood

Abstract

The biblical story of the flood has close affinities with other Middle Eastern literature. The story of the flood is found in the Sumerian and Akkadian literary monuments. They show considerable similarity to the biblical story of the flood, both in form and in content. However, there are also differences. The main difference is monotheism in the biblical story and polytheism in most ancient literary monuments.

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2020-11-12

How to Cite

Cybulskij, P. (2020). The biblical history of the flood in the context of Ancient Near Eastern literature. Elpis, (22), 87–90. https://doi.org/10.15290/elpis.2020.22.10

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