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The local flood interpretation of Noah's flood became accepted by many Christians after 19th century scientific findings. The view was defended by 19th century Scottish geologist
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There exists geological evidence that a large local flood happened in ancient Mesopotamia; additionally, extra-biblical writings from ancient Mesopotamia like
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also feature catastrophic flooding, substantiating the claim that such a flood could have been the event that inspired these narratives.
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where the flood of Noah is interpreted as a local event, generally located in
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Instone-Brewer, David; scholar2021-11-26T09:28:00+00:00, Resident Bible.
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has defended the local flood theory; he promotes the view in his book,
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Léon Comerre
Musée d'Arts de Nantes
Genesis flood narrative
Mesopotamia
Charles Lyell
Young Earth Creationist
Answers in Genesis
Institute for Creation Research
exegesis
Old Earth creationists
flood geology
inerrancy of Scripture
Hugh Ross
Genesis flood narrative § Historicity
Atra-Hasis
Epic of Gilgamesh
"Why Noah's flood may not have been global"
Archived
cite web
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"GSA Today - The evolution of creationism"
Archived


Navigating Genesis: A Scientist's Journey Through Genesis 1-11
ISBN
978-1-886653-86-3

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