GOPHER IT!
Posted on 04/28/2007 10:48:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
SCHAGEN, Netherlands (AP) -- The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was thrown open Saturday -- you could say it was the first time in 4,000 years -- drawing a crowd of curious pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder.
Of course, it's only a replica of the biblical Ark, built by Dutch creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
Reckoning by the old biblical measurements, Johan's fully functional ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house.
Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold.
"The design is by my wife, Bianca," Huibers said. "She didn't really want me to do this at all, but she said if you're going to anyway, it should look like this."
A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar and pine -- biblical scholars debate exactly what the wood used by Noah would have been.
Huibers did the work mostly with his own hands, using modern tools and occasional help from his son Roy. Construction began in May 2005.
On the uncovered top deck -- not quite ready in time for the opening -- will come a petting zoo, with baby lambs and chickens, and goats. And one camel.
Visitors on the first day were stunned.
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Huibers said he hopes the project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands, where churchgoing has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years. He also plans to visit major cities in Belgium and Germany.
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“Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals”.................. Whewwww! Thank goodness, otherwise they’ll need an army to feed them and shovel the crap over board.
wikipedia has a full army of islamics that put the islamic POV in every article they can.
It’s “go for wood”, not “gopher wood”. :) (Somebody here once said they thought their name was “git wood” till they were about 8 or 9.)
“In fact, Noah’s Ark as described in the Bible was five times larger than Johan’s Ark.”
So, what’s with this “full size ‘replica’ in Holland” crapola?
might be something cool for ry to see,
if he gets to amsterdam this summer. :)
“The story is contained in the Hebrew Bible, Christian Old Testament’s book of Genesis, chapters 6 to 9 and in the Quran.”
Cool, let’s fill it with Quranimals, tow it out to sea, and sink it.
I drove through Schagen last year and saw it being built. Pretty impressive. I think it will remain on the barge that you can see in the pic... but I’m not positive.
Compliments to Huibers. It is probably more difficult being a Creationist in a Western European country such as the Netherlands than in the United States.
It's no secret that Islam and the Koran draw from Judaism and Christianity (along with other sources).
What gopher wood was is debated.
The definition of a cubit is also debated.
As the article mentions, along with it seeming to be a hobby of his, he also sought to promote Christianity in the Netherlands. Considering that this has drawn worldwide attention, it seems to be a smart idea.
They also have a slew of liberals and pro-Caucasoid racists.
As you hint to... the biggest challenge to the ark story is not the size of the boat.
Yeah, but she's a billionaire caricature, with foaming at the mouth guilt-ridden liberals chanting "more power to her!"
Well, Goliath was giant at 6 cubits. I’m 6’2”, nd I’m no giant. I think a cubit was good deal more than a foot.
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