Noah and the Flood Genesis 6-9 Prentice Hall World Masterpieces p.44 Voices of Ancient Culture
Noah and the Flood—from Genesis Look for… Why mankind is destroyed How the flood survivors are warned What instructions the survivors are given and by whom How Noah makes sure the flood waters have receded Archetypal symbols (including numbers) The covenant and its archetypal symbol
Archetypal Setting The Great Flood—pattern seen in literature of many cultures Summerians—Epic of Gilgamesh Greek—Zeus sent a flood to destroy men of the Bronze Age Other cultural flood myths
Archetypal Symbols Rainbow Numbers Animals
Archetypal Themes Human sin/evil Redemption