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To: PapaBear3625
existing around the period of the Flood ( ~ 2500 BC, give or take), such as the Sumerians of the Babylonian region, and the Egyptians, which talk about dynasties, events, etc, but strangely make no mention of any world-destroying Flood happening right in the middle of their time lines.

When these writings actually took place is important. "Around 2500BC" actually means these writings took place before the flood, since the Bible record nails down the flood occurring at 2344 BC, so of course those writings would make no mention of the flood.

129 posted on 08/19/2012 7:18:15 AM PDT by PapaNew
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To: PapaNew
When these writings actually took place is important. "Around 2500BC" actually means these writings took place before the flood, since the Bible record nails down the flood occurring at 2344 BC, so of course those writings would make no mention of the flood.

That makes it worse. The records go from before 2500BC FORWARD to the present. No mention of the Flood, no gap to indicate all of humanity wiped out and repopulated just from Noah's offspring.

131 posted on 08/19/2012 7:45:36 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (A deep-fried storm is coming, Mr Obama.)
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Take a look at the Egyptian timeline. 2344BC is right in the middle of the reign of Pharaoh Unas. No mention of any Flood.
132 posted on 08/19/2012 7:50:36 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (A deep-fried storm is coming, Mr Obama.)
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existing around the period of the Flood ( ~ 2500 BC, give or take), such as the Sumerians of the Babylonian region, and the Egyptians, which talk about dynasties, events, etc, but strangely make no mention of any world-destroying Flood happening right in the middle of their time lines.
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When these writings actually took place is important. “Around 2500BC” actually means these writings took place before the flood, since the Bible record nails down the flood occurring at 2344 BC, so of course those writings would make no mention of the flood.
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1) so in 156 years, the people on the Ark, repopulated the entire world?
in 2500BC, there were already large cities, across vast geographical areas.
2) you disagree with the accepted datings,
by generations of historians, achaeologists, geologists, etc.,
who’s work ALL confirms each others, independently?
3) Luther himself, refused to believe the earth orbited the Sun. does that make all his other beliefs false? no.
He was correct, to condemn the corruption in the Church.
...but, the earth DOES orbit the Sun. and there is vast, cross-discipline evidence, that humans lived continuously, without a world-wide flood, in many places in the world, around 2344BC.
4) my faith in Jesus, doesn’t require me, to take the OLD Testament literally. and many top scientists, are also devout Christians, who revere the Bible, as a holy book.
5) frankly, i think organizations like “creation research institute”, are a complete waste. (WHY such fanatic emphasis?) ...if they’d spend a tenth as much effort, on spreading the New Testament, i’d applaud them!


142 posted on 08/20/2012 8:24:18 AM PDT by Elendur (It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. - Thomas Jefferson)
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