Just keep in mind that the Bible was written in a way to be understood by the largest number of people at the time who could read.....there are many who believe that the literal translation is not always the factual translation.
That is not a means of demeaning the Bible. It is a means of understanding it and explaining the science of it.
The worldwide flood was most likely a massive regional flood beyond which there was no exploration at the time....hence, it was THEIR world that was flooded.
Well considering the latest interglacial (when the ice sheets started to retreat) period started just 11,000 years ago, it’s not surprising that many cultures have flood stories.
When the ice melted, the sea level rose, and coastal cultures around the world would have been affected. The Bering Strait flooded, the Black sea flooded, numerous islands sank beneath the ocean...
“Just keep in mind that the Bible was written in a way to be understood by the largest number of people at the time who could read.....there are many who believe that the literal translation is not always the factual translation.”
Yes...the allegorical hermeneutic view.
What historical matters written of in the OT have been 100% disproven?
Grasping at straws!
Massive global evidence says global destruction, and flood in a loud voice. A local flood would not fit the undeniable world wide evidence. The very existance of the broken-up continents cannot be explaned without a global event. The existance of deep oceans requires the changes and events described in the Bible.