1. Noah and the Flood Genesis 6-9 Prentice Hall World Masterpieces p.44
Voices of Ancient Culture

2. 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

3. 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

4. Archetypal Symbols
Rainbow
Numbers
Animals

5. Archetypal Themes
Human sin/evil
Redemption