Episode 009 - Deconstructing the Flood: Part 1

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Reproductive content, forced marriage/reproduction, etc.At long last, we reach our deep dive into the flood. We start off by exploring the history and context of idea of the Nephilim, and how the meaning of this idea sets the stage for our understanding as to why God initiated the flood. This idea sheds some interesting light on how we read accounts of myth from other cultures, such as Greek. We also explore the idea of how the Biblical flood myth could be a "copy" of other myth accounts. Finally, we finish out with a discussion from our resident fish nerd on how the salinity of the ocean would have worked with a flood.Scripture quotations are also from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers as available on biblegateway.com. Used by permission. All rights reserved.In this episode, we also referenced the Strong's Interlinear Bible tool available on BibleHub for our analysis of specific Hebrew words. The Strong's Interlinear Bible is a valuable resource for studying original language meanings in the Bible. To access this tool and explore more, visit BibleHub: biblehub.com.AIG article referenced on the show: https://answersingenesis.org/the-flood/how-could-fish-survive-the-genesis-flood/