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• From: SheMichael AT aol.com
• To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
• Subject: Re: Enuma Elish & the common reader
• Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 16:55:51 EST

In a message dated 1/7/99 5:52:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, a.c.smith AT juno.com
writes:

<< There can be little doubt that Genesis is written - in part - as a
response to the Enuma Elish. >>

A response? The Genesis reciters had heard of the Enuma Elish? I'm sure
there were as many versions of that story as there were bards & grannys to
tell it. Doubtless Utnapishtim & Noah were just two names of the heroes. By
the time it was written what chance is there that there were copies of the
Enuma Elish at hand to refute? I think I need to be a bit more convinced that
there was some sort of theological battle going on here.

Sheila Shiki y Michaels

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