[John J. D.]

I agree with A.B. that the Ark story probably didn’t happen literally (but who knows? I wasn’t there). Certainly I’ve never heard of any evidence of a real worldwide flood (of course, sometimes we hear stories on TV about an old Ark being found on Mount Ararat). But the story doesn’t just tell about God’s wrath, although punishment for wrongdoing is an important theme throughout the Scriptures. I think the point of the story is more to focus on God’s preserving Noah’s family and eventually healing the world. In a way it’s a story of confidence, that even when things are going bad, Noah trusted in God to protect him, and the dove (which found land) and the rainbow (which announced the end of the rain) are to this day symbols of hope and peace. A bunch of symbols or themes in Hebrew Scripture also appear in Babylonian mythology, but I think the point is that the Bible does a better job with them, as if to set the record straight.

“But what about the other however-many people? Why did they have to drown?” I don’t know, maybe somebody else understands, perhaps we shouldn’t read too much into the story or take it out of context.

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Name : John J. D., Gender : M, Religion : Catholic, Age : 22, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College,