Keenan,
My latest issue of the National Geographic arrived yesterday. It contains
an article that also touches on the flooding of the Black Sea with sea water
from the Mediterranean. Not a very detailed coverage, though.
Chuck Vandergraaf
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From: Keenan.Dungey@furman.edu[SMTP:Keenan.Dungey@furman.edu]
Sent: Wednesday June 21, 2000 10:32 AM
To: asa@lists.calvin.edu
Subject: Noah's flood
Dear list,
You may have already discussed this reference, but since Noah's
flood is a
recurring theme on this list, I'l go ahead and mention it. In a
recent
_Smithsonian_ (Apr 2000), James Trefil reviews a book by William
Ryan and
Walter Pitman called _Noah's Flood_. These geologists discuss their
findings in the Black Sea, which indicate a large flood occurred
there
about 7500 years ago. In a scene reminiscent of the filling of the
Mediteranean, the Black Sea level was raised when melting glaciers
caused
the Mediteranean to empty into it. This caused major flooding of
the
northern area of the Black Sea.
This possible scientific explanation of Noah's flood is intriguing.
Although a local flood a few hundred miles north of Ararat, it is
closer in
time and geography to the apparent time and place of the biblical
story
than Glenn's model of the Mediteranean flood. How would you
evaluate a
Black Sea flood story, Glenn? Have others read this book and do you
find
it a helpful contribution to the flood debate?
Keenan
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