006_Ark Encounters (Redo)

02/13/16 • 37 min

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How did a culture living in the Judean highlands come up with the story of Noah's flood? And why do so many details in the story seem to be repeated, often causing contradictions? And why does the story begin with a scene involving other gods visiting earth and creating a race of giants?
The answers involve no less than 7 distinct stories, one devastating river flood, and a fragment of dried clay discovered near Nazareth.

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