Dan Ehrenkrantz
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The biblical flood story is tough. Here's a literary look. A large wave-form of text describes the flood. The waters rise and recede. The text does the same. You don't need to like the story or think God wrote it to appreciate the literary artistry.
#literature #LiteraryAnalysis #Bible #BibleStudy
04:16 PM - Mar 08, 2023
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James Shewmaker
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In response to Dan Ehrenkrantz.
One point that I try to emphasize is that neither the Hebrew nor the Greek uses a word that means a boat.

Noah was "shut in". He could not see out. He could not navigate.

Not only didn't the box crash, the integrity of its bottom remained intact while the waters receded.

Noah was saved by Grace
11:33 AM - Mar 28, 2023 (Edited)
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Dan Ehrenkrantz
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In response to James Shewmaker.
Yes. The ark can’t be steered. The same Hebrew word used for Noah’s ark (tevah)is used for the basket that Moses‘s mother placed him in when he was a baby.
01:49 PM - Mar 28, 2023
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James Shewmaker
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Yes, I was aware of that but I've never seen some one put a hull or a keel on Moses' basket nor try to make it look like a boat.

The english word "ark" is from the latin "arca" and it simply means a box.

I don't know when people started thinking that ark means boat.
In response to Dan Ehrenkrantz.
03:08 PM - Mar 28, 2023
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