I have chosen this book because the stories in this book
are very similar to that of the book of Adam and eve. Also the character of
Noah is similar to the character of Adam as they both start with such piety and
being humble creations of God. But then they either turns their back on god by
disobeying him i.e. Adam or they end up bring drunks in which case Noah turned
out to be at the end of his mission. Also in the qualities that both men posses
as both men had dominion over the beasts of the earth. In both stories we see a
different side to them. Also in genesis and the legend of the Jews there is a
slight difference in the way that the stories are told and the depth they go
into.
After the flood: This is rather confusing to me as it says in the book of the
flood that it will rain for seven days then it says that it covered the lands
for a hundred and fifty days but it also say it rained for 40days as does it in
the book after the flood. The earth was cleansed from corruption by the use of
flood. Today if a tyrant feels the need to wipe out a whole nation they will
go to war or use bombs. I also found it quite interesting the use of the dove
to go back and forth to see if the waters had dried. The intelligence of the
way the animals then were portrayed is magnificent.
The generation of deluge: The children of Seth and the
Cainites practiced magic and no longer felt the need for god as they could do
amazing things i.e. having the sun submits to them. Could you imagine that
these people were possibly the first people on earth to introduce magic and the
custom of idol worshipping? As human beings we always search for a higher being
to guide us and to believe in, but in this case they sought other sources of faith.
Just picture the level of power these people possessed.
Link to Noah and the Ark book
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