1. Flood Myth

2. Global Flood stories…
Are documented as history and legend in almost every region on earth.
Old world missionaries report finding remote/isolated tribes already possessing flood legends similar to the biblical account.

3. Flood Myth facts… There are over 500 flood legends worldwide
All most all ancient civilizations have a global flood myth
China, Babylon, Wales, Scotland, Russia, India, North America (Indian), South America, Hawaii, Scandinavia, Sumatra, Egypt, Italy to name a few.

4. Common Flood Myth Archetypes
Man in Transgression (sin)
Divine Cause / Destruction
A Favored Family
Ark Provided (humans and animals preserved in a vessel)
Destruction by Water

5. Common Flood Archetypes
Warning Given to Man Before Destruction
Humans Saved
Animals Saved
Universal / Global Destruction
Landing on a Mountain
Bird Sent Out

6. Was the flood real?
Flood tales are frequently linked by common archetypes.
The overwhelming consistency among flood legends found in distant parts of the globe indicate they may have derived from the same origin
Oral transcription may have changed the details through time.

7. Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible
Gilgamesh and Noah are the two most common global flood myths.
They share numerous similarities
They are clearly rooted in the same event or oral tradition

8. BABYLONIAN
BIBLE
Take the seed of all creatures aboard the ship
Gen. 6:19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring.
I boarded the ship and closed the door.
Gen. 7:1 Come into the Ark Gen. 7:16 The Lord shut him in.
I sent out a dove The dove went, then came back, no resting-place appeared for it, so it returned.
Gen. 8:8 He sent out a dove...But the dove found no resting-place and she returned.
Then I sent out a raven . .it was the waters receding, it ate, it flew about to and fro, it did not return.
Gen. 8:7 He sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the Earth.
I made a libation on the peak of the mountain.
Gen. 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord (on the mountain) and offered burnt offerings.