Peggy Cowan
Maryville College

The Flood

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This exercise is designed to illustrate the work of source criticism that led to the Documentary Hypothesis. In reading the flood story many people have noted that it is possible to isolate two different versions of the story that are now intertwined.

	Genesis 6.5-8	Genesis 6.11-13
What is the deity called? What problem does the deity see? What does the deity plan to do?
	Genesis 7.2-5	Genesis 6.19-20
What is the deity called? How many animals is Noah told to take into the ark?
	Genesis 8.20-22	Genesis 9.8-15
What is the deity called? What promise does the deity make?

Genesis 7.17 and 8.6

Genesis 7.24

How long does the flood last?