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Are There Two Flood Stories in Genesis?
Jan 10, 2024
This podcast discusses the claim that Genesis 6-9 contains two flood accounts. It challenges the idea by exploring the unity of the Genesis flood account and the intentional use of repetition and cultural patterns. The podcast also examines the intervals, numbers, and discrepancies in the flood account and offers a charitable interpretation. Overall, it argues against the hypothesis of two separate sources and highlights the unity of the flood account in Genesis.
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- The presence of doublets and repetitions in the flood account does not necessarily indicate multiple sources, as repetition was a common literary device in ancient texts and oral traditions.
- The flood account in Genesis shows similarities with the flood account in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the creation account in Genesis 1-3, suggesting a unified and deliberate narrative rather than separate sources.
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The Documentary Hypothesis and the Flood Account
The podcast explores the documentary hypothesis, which suggests that there are two independent flood accounts in the book of Genesis that were combined. This hypothesis is based on the presence of doublets and repetitions in the text. However, the podcast questions whether this is an attempt to impose modern literary standards onto an ancient cultural context, and argues that the flood account may be a unified and original narrative.
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