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SpencerMarsh at 14:10, 11 February 2026

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 This seems a far more important idea, and a far more likely issue to discuss with bronze age Israelites, than continental drift.
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SpencerMarsh at 14:00, 11 February 2026

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	~~'''Summary:'''~~ This page answers scientific and scriptural questions about Noah's Flood.		This page answers scientific and scriptural questions about Noah's Flood.
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SpencerMarsh at 13:59, 11 February 2026

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GregSmith at 06:09, 31 May 2024

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	The concept of a spherical earth "did not appear in Jewish thought until the fourteenth or fifteenth century." <ref name="jeffrey">{{Sunstone \| author=Duane E. Jeffery \| article=Noah’s Flood: Modern Scholarship and Mormon Traditions\|num=134\|date=October 2004}}</ref>{{Rp\|30}} The word "earth," as used in the Bible, simply refers to solid ground or land, as opposed to water (see {{scripture\|\|Genesis\|1\|10}}—"God called the dry land Earth; and...the waters called he Seas...."). It is, of course, possible that earlier prophets had a more advanced view of the nature of the earth—this perspective could, however, have been lost to later centuries and scribes.		The concept of a spherical earth "did not appear in Jewish thought until the fourteenth or fifteenth century." <ref name="jeffrey">{{Sunstone \| author=Duane E. Jeffery \| article=Noah’s Flood: Modern Scholarship and Mormon Traditions\|num=134\|date=October 2004}}</ref>{{Rp\|30}} The word "earth," as used in the Bible, simply refers to solid ground or land, as opposed to water (see {{scripture\|\|Genesis\|1\|10}}—"God called the dry land Earth; and...the waters called he Seas...."). It is, of course, possible that earlier prophets had a more advanced view of the nature of the earth—this perspective could, however, have been lost to later centuries and scribes.

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	\|~~link~~=Understanding biblical numbers and stories#How did the authors of the Bible view the earth and the universe?		\|link1=Understanding biblical numbers and stories#How did the authors of the Bible view the earth and the universe?
	\|~~subject~~=How did ancient Israel picture the world and the universe?		\|subject1=How did ancient Israel picture the world and the universe?
	\|~~summary~~=A spherical earth with stars and planets was not how Israel understood the world. Instead, they saw it as a flat disc, with an underworld beneath, and a rigid dome over top for the heavens.		\|summary1=A spherical earth with stars and planets was not how Israel understood the world. Instead, they saw it as a flat disc, with an underworld beneath, and a rigid dome over top for the heavens.
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GregSmith: /* What is the genre of the flood story? */

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What is the genre of the flood story?

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	= What is the genre of the flood story? =		= What is the genre of the flood story? =

	[[File:The Deluch-Valentin Bousch-1531.png\| 400px \| thumb\| left\| 'The Deluge' {1531), a stained glass ~~windows~~ from Benedictine priory church of Saint-Firmin in Flavigny-sur-Moselle, Lorraine, France.]]		[[File:The Deluch-Valentin Bousch-1531.png\| 400px \| thumb\| left\| 'The Deluge' {1531), a stained glass window from Benedictine priory church of Saint-Firmin in Flavigny-sur-Moselle, Lorraine, France.]]
	So maybe we have the genre wrong. What if we are like the aliens who think Star Trek is science fact, not science fiction?		So maybe we have the genre wrong. What if we are like the aliens who think Star Trek is science fact, not science fiction?

GregSmith: /* What is the genre of the flood story? */

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What is the genre of the flood story?

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	= What is the genre of the flood story? =		= What is the genre of the flood story? =

			[[File:The Deluch-Valentin Bousch-1531.png\| 400px \| thumb\| left\| 'The Deluge' {1531), a stained glass windows from Benedictine priory church of Saint-Firmin in Flavigny-sur-Moselle, Lorraine, France.]]
	So maybe we have the genre wrong. What if we are like the aliens who think Star Trek is science fact, not science fiction?		So maybe we have the genre wrong. What if we are like the aliens who think Star Trek is science fact, not science fiction?

GregSmith at 01:52, 31 May 2024

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	= Does the Church teach that the flood was a global event? =		= Does the Church teach that the flood was a global event? =
	[[The Deluge-Dirck Vellert-1544-Public Domain.jpg\| 400px\| thumb\| right \|"The Deluge," engraving by Dirck Vellert (1544), public domain image from Metropolitan Museum of Art.]]		[[File:The Deluge-Dirck Vellert-1544-Public Domain.jpg\| 400px\| thumb\| right \|"The Deluge," engraving by Dirck Vellert (1544), public domain image from Metropolitan Museum of Art.]]
	== Church leaders typically treat the flood as global ==		== Church leaders typically treat the flood as global ==

GregSmith: /* Does the Church teach that the flood was a global event? */

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Does the Church teach that the flood was a global event?

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	= Does the Church teach that the flood was a global event? =		= Does the Church teach that the flood was a global event? =
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	== Church leaders typically treat the flood as global ==		== Church leaders typically treat the flood as global ==

GregSmith: /* Scriptures that refer to the earth being "divided" refer to groups of people being separated */

2024-05-29T03:06:14Z

Scriptures that refer to the earth being "divided" refer to groups of people being separated

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	== Scriptures that refer to the earth being "divided" refer to groups of ''people'' being separated ==		== Scriptures that refer to the earth being "divided" refer to groups of ''people'' being separated ==

	~~Peleg's name~~
	A few scriptures, then, refer to the earth being ''divided'':		A few scriptures, then, refer to the earth being ''divided'':