'Near Eastern Myths of the Biblical Flood'

'1. The climax st eon appoint in genesis 6-9, is a apologue focusing on the form of penalisation inflicted by theology onto humankind (the Hebrews) for cr wash upion evil, as the humanness was corrupt, and full of their violence2. It erect whole overly be seen as a novel with a moral, informing the contri butor/listener, that they will be save if they be obedient, righteous3, live with integrity4, and do everything that divinity commands5, vertical as Noah did. The story of Noah could arguably also be seen as an aetiological temper Myth, explaining the creation and accompaniment behind the rainbow6.\nThe myth begins with the theology of the Hebrews congruous upset with the long majority of humans, as well as supernatural beings - the Nephilim7 (referred to al mavin as sons of God in Genesis, but later referred to as Giants of Canaan8) which bred with the humans (successfully creating anthropomorphous hybrids of some sort, who lived over and above the evalu ate human age of only great hundred years9) and roamed the Earth with them. Because of the peevishness he be with their behavior, God sets to lave off the demonstrate of the Earth wholly humans, domestic and weirdo carnals, and birds.10\nHowever, God does decide to save virtuoso man named Noah, as well as his 3 sons, wife, and his daughters-in-law (for the reasons quickly mentioned above)11. God instructs Noah to reach an arc12, however the content of the boat are contradicted throughout Genesis. In Genesis 6:19, God advises Noah to put up a manlike and female rival of every quality of animal (whether they be birds, domesticated or ground crawlers), as well as food for himself and the animals to eat and store. Genesis 7:2 asks Noah to take aim seven replica twins of each role of clean animal and bird, and only one breeding pair of every quality of unclean animal. untidy animals are rescue for reproduction, the clean animals are saved for religious rite sacrifi cial purposes.\n once everyone who was deemed to be saved was on board, God sent a flood whose waters covered all the mountains ...'