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To: truthfinder9

Maybe the Epic of Gilgamesh was a modified retelling of the actual account of the flood


3 posted on 04/08/2010 8:22:10 PM PDT by slumber1
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Maybe the Epic of Gilgamesh was a modified retelling of the actual account of the flood

Yup... (the actual account being described in the Bible).

19 posted on 04/08/2010 9:39:55 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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"Maybe the Epic of Gilgamesh was a modified retelling of the actual account of the flood"

Thank you. Great Flood stories have been a part of many civilizations.

22 posted on 04/08/2010 10:09:42 PM PDT by Waryone
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There is evidence of the Gilgamesh flood. Noah not so much.


40 posted on 04/09/2010 7:17:08 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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“Maybe the Epic of Gilgamesh was a modified retelling of the actual account of the flood.”

Take out the “maybe” and the sentence reads just fine ... and then has the virtue of being true as well.


67 posted on 04/18/2010 5:08:13 PM PDT by Belteshazzar
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