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|    Message 57 of 1,939    |
|    Daniel to YOELK    |
|    Re: The Flood and the God-Man Gilgamesh    |
|    06 Jun 04 22:46:29    |
      XPost: alt.religion.jehovahs-witn, alt.bible, alt.talk.creationism       XPost: alt.atheism       From: phobus@hotmail.com              YOELK wrote:       > It is interesting to note that echoes from ancient myths about       > demigods       > are found also in the bible where it is spoken of the "sons of       > heaven"       > (in hebrew - the children of god) who come down to earth and took for       > themselves human wives. These women gave birth to the demigods known       > in their physical size and strength and their courage (Genesis 6),       > matching the character of Gilgamesh.       >       > -----       > YOELK       >              Except for one problem, Yoelk. The bible had the flood kill of the       demi-gods, while in Gilgamesh lived in the time after the flood, not before.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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