Guest guest Posted December 15, 1995 Report Share Posted December 15, 1995 On Dec 15, 12:11am, Tatachar wrote: > I think there was SOME beginning of importance at about 4004 B.C. > According to the Bible, there was a > flood roughly after 1000 years of the creation > (4004 BC) . That means the Biblical flood is around > 3000 BC, after which, the > life on earth started again out of Noah's effort. I should point out that this timeline does not exist in the Bible either. It was the invention of one Bishop Ussher a few hundred years ago. He did some interesting mathematics to arrive at the 4004 B.C. figure. There certainly may have been a great event that many cultures new about. However, myths tend to propagate quite easily between cultures, and ancient India had very strong ties to the Middle East through trade. I would not be surprised if the story was brought back from the Fertile Crescent at some point by some sailors. Note that the flood myth is entirely absent in the the oldest available strata of Indian religious literature, the Rg Veda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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