The Great Flood and Other Myths and Legends of the Old Testament

by James George Frazer

s/t: Creation of Man. the Fall of Man. the Mark of Cain. the Great Flood. the Tower of Babel. -- As Found in Diverse Cultures Around the World
What Can We Really Believe About Scripture? BIBLICAL STORIES - TRUTH? OR FICTION? Here is Unequivocal Proof That "Noah's Flood" Actually Occurred and That The Fall of the Tower of Babel Did Cause Chaos, Mass Hysteria and the Confusion of Multiple Tongues to Prevail Among Humankind. Hundreds of Biblical accounts accepted as gospel by "true believers" have come under continued attack by the secular community to the point where it is difficult to sort out the factual nature of God's works. One researcher, James George Frazer, spent a good part of his life scoffing at the "Christian World" only to accumulate records from all over the planet which showed the universality of Creation, the Great Flood, and Man's Fall from Grace, as well as the collapse of the Tower of Babel. GLOBAL ACCOUNTS OF A 'GREAT FLOOD' PREVAIL In a lengthy presentation Frazer presents astounding evidence that a global flood has left the strongest single historical imprint upon all of humanity, no matter where on the globe folks had later moved to and settled. Skeptics have proclaimed that the Flood of Noah was merely "regional in scope," even though the Bible makes it clear: (Genesis 7:19b) ..".all the high hills that (were) under the whole heaven, were covered." In fact, "amongst 120 different tribes in North and South and Central America, not one tribe exists that has not related distinct or vague traditions of such a calamity, in which one, or three, or eight persons were saved above the waters..." Furthermore, here are many great tales, including: The Hebrew Story of the Flood; Ancient Great Stories of the Rising Tide of Doom; Supposed Persian Stories; Stories of a Great Flood in Eastern Asia; Stories From Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Polynesia and all of the Americas. Believe it or not the flood really occurred and it covered the globe! EXPLORE THE CREATION OF MAN Do the various stories told by many cultures vary or do they agree at all on the creation? Were humans molded out of red clay? What is the truth about the creation of woman out of man's rib? THE TOWER OF BABEL Here are the "stories" told by many societies, including the Cholula in Mexico; the Toltecs, the origin of the diversity of tongues in Greece, Africa, Assam, Australia and America. There are even Jewish legends as to the Tower of Babel. Theories are many as to the primitive language of humankind and several experimental attempts have been made to determine if there is one source for primitive language. Far from being omitted are other "myths and legends" of Biblical proportions including the Mark of Cain, fear of ghosts of the murdered, a motive for executing murderers, bodily marks to protect people against ghosts of the slain. There is also discussion of the serpent in the Garden and the deception of woman by the serpent and the immortality of serpents and the story of the origin of death. ORDER NOW: If you are a student of the Bible or wish to know the links between the many great Scriptural stories that have been handed down by all means send for THE GREAT FLOOD AND OTHER MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. This volume is a MUST READ and is over 230 large size, 8x11, pages.

250 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2008

About the author

Sir James George Frazer was a Scottish social anthropologist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. His most famous work, The Golden Bough (1890), documents and details the similarities among magical and religious beliefs around the globe. Frazer posited that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic, replaced by religion, in turn replaced by science.
He was married to the writer & translator Lilly Grove (Lady Frazer)

Reviews

[Mrs E Wetherall · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a hard rain's gonna fall

This book reads like a seven year old writing about what they did in the school holidays. It's all and, and, and..... All the places the Spanish missionaries went with conversion or genocide in mind, report a Noah story to the missionaries. Wonder why. Maybe the natives could only remember Genesis? The final chapters examine the reasons for the dispersal of flood stories but it takes fortitude to get that far. I wonder how many tribes had babies in bullrushes stories also? The whole religious flood thing is too morally corrupt to have been invented by everyone surely. It's truly evil after all. God creates, God is petty and vengeful and kills everyone usually for sexual deviancy . He saves two people who like sycophants, or terrified prey animals build him an altar and thank him for making them the only people left on Earth. They are then forced into incestuous relationships to repopulate the world.. All powerful perhaps, but hardly all loving. Thank heaven for atheism 😉

[Özge Z. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cevirisi ayri, kendisi ayri kotu. 👎

[Francie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book has a great collection of stories, but the accompanying analysis is definitely dated. In many sections, the non-white, non-Christian storytellers are referred to as “savages.”

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely a product of its time (early 1900's), but it was really fascinating even if all of the natives were classified as savages in this. It is the only thing I have found that has a collection of flood myths from all parts of the world. It actually shows how destructive colonization was because so many of the native stories are lost or they spent centuries trying to "Christianize" them. I'm just glad someone tried to record some of the oral histories but it is sad to think of all of the knowledge that has been lost due to colonization.

[Serap · Rating 3 out of 5]

Daha özenli bir çeviri, dip notlar hatta haritalarla cok güzel bir kitap olabilirmis.
Dunyanin farklı yerlerinde tufan mitinin nasil anlatigini, benzerlik ve farklililari cok geniş cercevede anlatiyor.
Misir, Cin ve Japonya civarinda hiç tufan hikayesi olmamasi yazari da sasirtmis.

[Devin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collection of flood myths from around the world, but it is an old book and many things are out of date.

[Asnaâ Alpujarras · Rating 1 out of 5]

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