The flood Epic analyzed

The first point all of the stories share is the use of water to destroy mankind. The Roman story is the only one which states a reason why water was the method chosen. Jupiter, the god who decided to punish humanity was about to destroy the earth with thunderbolts “when he felt a sudden dread lest he should set light to the pure upper air by so many fiery bolts, and send the whole vault of heaven up in flames” (Leeming, 56). This statement shows that the Romans believed the gods to be not only all powerful, but also able to feel physical pain and discomfort. It also gives a hint of the believed locations the gods to no be extremely high in the sky or space.

Another line in the Roman story which points to why water

The Hebrew story stated that Naoh was warned of the flood directly from God. Along with warning of the imminent flood, God instructed Noah on the methods and size required to build the boat. The Hebrew story did not indicate the time it took to construct the boat. It did however state that Noah was six hundred years old when the boat was needed. This age would have given many years for the construction of the boat.

was used is “Jupiter remembered, too, one of fate’s decrees, that a time would come when sea and earth and the dome of the sky would blaze up, and the massive structure of the universe collapse in ruins” (Leeming, 56). The story does not indicate who made the decree. The use of the words, Jupiter remembered, in the story raises many questions about the Roman gods. Jupiter’s decisions must have been somewhat sudden and not consulted among the other gods when choosing water. If the destruction by a flood would have followed careful planning or prophecy, the method should have also been known. In the Roman story it appears that the use of water was simply a harsh decision made by Jupiter as the method for destroying mankind.

In the Hebrew story, Noah included “his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him” (Leeming, 49). This is a small number of people for the task of repopulating the earth. Making the task even more difficult, “God dispersed those with Noah to be the rulers over the three other river region those rulers are known as the Hyksos, Akkadian, and Aryan Rulers” (Genesis 10:25,32). With the evidence of this method for repopulation incest could have possibly been a factor due to the lack of people.

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