Christians, how do you explain the fact that ancient babylon text decsribes a great flood?
The tradition of a great flood is found in nearly every ancient culture. A Babylonian account closely resembles the record in the Bible, but the biblical account differs from all others in its religious value and the purpose of it. The scriptural account teaches that the flood was sent to cleanse the earth because of the wickedness of the people. Most of earth’s peoples have told the story of a worldwide flood. The Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh and the Greek myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha are two examples. Cultures as different as Wales and India produced stories intriguingly similar to the Biblical account of Noah. These tales differ widely in detail and show many local variations, but most of them include several basic elements: (1) mankind becomes wicked and offends the gods; (2) a worldwide flood destroys sinners and purifies the earth; and (3) one righteous family or group is spared to begin a new, improved human race.
