The truth is, we have no way of knowing for sure how long ago the global deluge occurred,
Actually, assuming that the Bible is a correct source of chronology, we know within about 30 years when the Flood happened. For details see Rrhain's work documenting that the Flood must have happened 1277 years before the construction of the First Temple (http://
EvC Forum: The continuation of art styles through a speculated flood -->
EvC Forum: The continuation of art styles through a speculated flood) and then my source linking the First Temple through Hiram I of Tyre to a historically dateable period of approximately 30 years (http://
EvC Forum: Pre Flood Artifacts? -->
EvC Forum: Pre Flood Artifacts?).
So assuming that the chronology of the Bible and the modern historical consensus on the chronology of the Kings of Tyre are both correct, the Noachian Flood must have happened sometime between 2246 BCE and 2213 BCE.
but what we do have to go on is "mythological" evidence from the four corners. Such an event would tend to burn itself into the minds of posterity.
Which is actually a good argument that the flood never happened. We have plenty of cultures that are completely consistent across that time period all across the world; quite inconsistent with a Noachian Flood- everyone replaced by descendents of 4 Hebrew women model. Yes, lots of people share common flood myths, but here are some of the many cultures that existed through this period and don't show Hebraic influence:
Akkadian
Proto-Elamite
Egyptian III-X Dynasties
Cycladic
Minoan
Jomon
Indus Valley
Andean Pre-ceramic
Why would their civilizations survive the Noachian Flood?
Chris
This message has been edited by cmanteuf, 03-31-2005 04:22 PM
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