3.0 The Flood Myth: Similarities & Differences

3.0.1 Overview

[callout]The most well-known ancient Near Eastern story retold in the Bible is the Flood Myth. We have several flood stories that date before the Noah flood account in Genesis: Sumerian Flood Story, Atrahasis, and Gilgamesh. In this lesson, we will compare the similarities and differences between the accounts.

This lesson includes:

• X short video lectures: Watch the videos and download the slides.
• Suggested readings: Each lesson includes several biblical verses to read. They are linked to the NSRV version at Bible Gateway, but you are welcome to use your own Bible translation.
• Short quizzes: Each lesson has a 2-4 question quiz to verify your understanding of the material
• Discussion questions: Many of the lessons have questions you can discuss in the forum (optional).

If you have questions or comments about this module’s topics, please post in the forum Forum Topic.

To complete this module, pass all lesson quizzes. (You can take each quiz multiple times.)
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