Friday, November 10, 2017

The stories of Sodom and the Flood

DR. BARUCH ALSTER: Why Does the Sodom Story Parallel the Flood Traditions? (TheTorah.com).
A closer look at the thematic and verbal parallels between the accounts of the flood and the destruction of Sodom, as well as comparison with other ANE flood/destruction stories, helps us better understand the genre and function of the Sodom story.

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