Divergences in Flood Narratives: Jewish History in the Torah 2 (Noach)

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most famous ancient Near Eastern texts that contains a flood narrative with striking similarities to the Torah. That's really interesting, but what is perhaps more important is how the Torah account of the flood differs from other descriptions in antiquity. Based on a discussion of this topic in the Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel (recommended reading!): https://korenpub.com/collections/the-... Interested in studying more deeply? Join our learning community of students, researchers and colleagues by becoming a Channel Member:    / @henryabramsonphd   My day job: I'm the Dean of Lander College for Men, Touro University. It's an amazing place. If you want to support my students, that would be fantastic: click here and be sure to leave a special note for me so I can thank you properly! https://lcm.touro.edu/giving/ Prefer to learn Jewish history in print? Me too, actually. Please click here for a sampling of books I have written: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Online Courses: Biblical Jewish History: From Abraham to Bar Kochba Course information and registration here: https://henryabramson.com/course/bibl... A Thousand Years of Ashkenaz! Course information and registration here: https://henryabramson.com/course/a-th... The Holocaust Course information and registration here: https://henryabramson.com/course/the-...