The Ark Before Noah
Decoding the Story of the Flood
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The Ark Before Noah
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Narrated by:
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Dr Irving Finkel
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Dr Irving Finkel
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In The Ark Before Noah, British Museum expert Dr Irving Finkel reveals how decoding the symbols on a 4,000 year old piece of clay enable a radical new interpretation of the Noah's Ark myth.
A world authority on the period, Dr Finkel's enthralling real-life detective story began with a most remarkable event at the British Museum - the arrival one day in 2008 of a single, modest-sized Babylonian cuneiform tablet - the palm-sized clay rectangles on which our ancestors created the first documents.
It had been brought in by a member of the public and this particular tablet proved to be of quite extraordinary importance. Not only does it date from about 1850 BC, but it is a copy of the Babylonian Story of the Flood, a myth from ancient Mesopotamia revealing, among other things, instructions for building a large boat to survive a flood.
But Dr Finkel's pioneering work didn't stop there. Through another series of enthralling discoveries he has been able to decode the story of the Flood in ways which offer unanticipated revelations to listeners of The Ark Before Noah.
©2014 Irving Finkel (P)2014 Hodder & StoughtonListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"One of the most important human documents ever discovered... his conclusions will send ripples into the world of creationism and among ark hunters." ( The Guardian)
If you could sum up The Ark Before Noah in three words, what would they be?
Delightful, Interesting, ThoughtfulWhat did you like best about this story?
It covered all aspect of this fascinating story.What does Irving Finkel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I could feel Irving Finkel in the room, in the car, with me wherever I was listening. The energy, the detail, the story, the history I was totally absorbed.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The description of finding and identifying the missing piece from thousands of a key tablet was a delight.Any additional comments?
It is worth visiting the British Museum before listening to the book. It will give you a better feel for some of the descriptions. Better still, visit the museum, which I have done since to see the remarkable and beautiful tablets.Facinating Book
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Brilliant from beginning to end.
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Fantastically read and Co read, and such astonishingly storytelling
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Very interesting
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Where does The Ark Before Noah rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I did enjoy it quite a lot. I would say that as it is very subject specific, it is very information dense, which is not a bad thing by any means, however I did find myself having to listen more intently than usual to understand what was going on at times. I did also feel as though parts where being gone over more than once (which is probably not a bad thing either since I got a bit lost). Over all though, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I also appreciate the fact it was read by the author himself.What did you like best about this story?
I really enjoyed founding out how the Ark of the Hebrew Bible is very similar to the ark depicted in Ancient Babylonian literature.What does Irving Finkel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I could really sense his passion for the Ancient languages he has studied, as well as the excitement he has for each new idea he has discovered relating to the ark. After hearing him, I have found his love of Cuneiform quite infectious!Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I really appreciate the rich ancient history of Mesopotamia much more now than I did before listening to this audiobook. What moved me, although not mentioned in the book itself, is the fact that this rich history has been attacked by terrorists. I feel that more ought to be done to preserve ancient sites in Iraq. Who knows what Cuneiform treasures might be lying there waiting for us, and could possibly be destroyed before we even got to them.Any additional comments?
I chose this book as I am a student of religious studies and studied the Hebrew Bible last year briefly touching on the Epic of Gilgamesh. I am also very interested in Ancient Civilisations and languages. I think if any of those three things interest you then you will love this book.Fascinating and at times enchanting
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