The Atrahasis Epic and Its Significance for Our Understanding of Genesis 1-9
Enlil, in a fit of anger at the raucous behavior of humankind, destroys everyone except Atrahasis and those who cohabit his ark. How does this Babylonian story help us understand the biblical account of the flood?
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1977
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1977, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 147-155 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Enlil, in a fit of anger at the raucous behavior of humankind, destroys everyone except Atrahasis and those who cohabit his ark. How does this Babylonian story help us understand the biblical account of the flood? |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3209529 |