http://pursiful.com/2007/10/the-nimrod-myth/ Darrell Pursiful's blog Mon, 14 May 2012 13:24:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://pursiful.com/2007/10/the-nimrod-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Ndisciple Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:18:01 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=507#comment-764 There were two "Nimrods"--an Cushite and a Semite one. There were two “Nimrods”–an Cushite and a Semite one.

]]> http://pursiful.com/2007/10/the-nimrod-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Mythology Blog: Between Old and New Moons » Mythology from Around the Web (2) Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:59:57 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=507#comment-763 [...] are numerous Jewish legends. Was he based on a historical figure, or is he purely mythological. This article examines some of the traditions surrounding Nimrod ‘the Mighty Hunter before the [...] [...] are numerous Jewish legends. Was he based on a historical figure, or is he purely mythological. This article examines some of the traditions surrounding Nimrod ‘the Mighty Hunter before the [...]

]]> http://pursiful.com/2007/10/the-nimrod-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-762 D. P. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:56:39 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=507#comment-762 I've seen estimates of the terminal Ubaid flood perhaps being 25 feet deep and covering an area 300 miles long and 100 miles across. Some suggest there was a significant rise in sea level at this time; others point to changes in weather patterns due to a large volcanic eruption in Alaska around that time. I'm really not up on the geology of it, but I know this general time frame fits the literary evidence from both Genesis and the Sumerian King List. I’ve seen estimates of the terminal Ubaid flood perhaps being 25 feet deep and covering an area 300 miles long and 100 miles across. Some suggest there was a significant rise in sea level at this time; others point to changes in weather patterns due to a large volcanic eruption in Alaska around that time. I’m really not up on the geology of it, but I know this general time frame fits the literary evidence from both Genesis and the Sumerian King List.

]]> http://pursiful.com/2007/10/the-nimrod-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Michael Westmoreland-White Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:31:00 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=507#comment-761 When you say the Genesis flood was an event in history (or, perhaps, prehistory if writing hadn't been invented), just how widespread do you think it was? Was it limited to the Tigris and Euphrates and then mythologized and applied to other local floods? Did it, perhaps, refer to an earthquake and tidal wave that affected much of the Middle East (and is there any geologic evidence to support this)? When you say the Genesis flood was an event in history (or, perhaps, prehistory if writing hadn’t been invented), just how widespread do you think it was? Was it limited to the Tigris and Euphrates and then mythologized and applied to other local floods? Did it, perhaps, refer to an earthquake and tidal wave that affected much of the Middle East (and is there any geologic evidence to support this)?

]]> http://pursiful.com/2007/10/the-nimrod-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Michael Westmoreland-White Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:28:08 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=507#comment-760 In Micah 5, Nimrod is associated with Assyria rather than Babylon. Unless both empires worshipped Marduk (not impossible, by any means) or unless this is a later redaction, it would seem to lessen the Nimrod=Marduk possibility. In Micah 5, Nimrod is associated with Assyria rather than Babylon. Unless both empires worshipped Marduk (not impossible, by any means) or unless this is a later redaction, it would seem to lessen the Nimrod=Marduk possibility.

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