Noah, Deucalion, and the New Testament

Jewish authors in the Second Temple period, as well as early Christian authors after the New Testament, made apologetically-motivated connections between the biblical story of Noah and Gentile stories of the flood, including Greek stories involving Deucalion — most notably Plato's version. Anal...

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Published in:Biblica 2012-01, Vol.93 (3), p.403-426
Main Author: Collins, C. John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allusion
Bible
Christianity
Commentationes
Deucalion
Exegesis and biblical criticism
Floods
History and sciences of religions
New Testament
Overall studies
Tales
Temples
Verbs
Wisdom
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Summary:Jewish authors in the Second Temple period, as well as early Christian authors after the New Testament, made apologetically-motivated connections between the biblical story of Noah and Gentile stories of the flood, including Greek stories involving Deucalion — most notably Plato's version. Analysis of the New Testament letters attributed to Peter indicates that these also allude to the Gentile flood stories, likely in order to enhance their readers' sense of the reality of the biblical events.
ISSN:0006-0887
2385-2062