The recent translation of a Babylonian tablet launches a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most famous stories in the world, challenging the way we look at ancient history. Since the Victorian period, it has been understood that the story of Noah, iconic in the Book of Genesis, and a central motif in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, derives from a much older story that existed centuries before in ancient Babylon. But the relationship between the Babylonian and biblical traditions was shrouded in mystery. Then, in 2009, Irving Finkel, a curator at the British Museum and a world authority on ancient Mesopotamia, found himself playing detective when a member of the public arrived at the museum with an intriguing cuneiform tablet from a family collection. Not only did the tablet reveal a new version of the Babylonian Flood Story; the ancient poet described the size and completely unexpected shape of the ark, and gave detailed boat building specifications. Decoding this ancient message wedge by cuneiform wedge, Dr. Finkel discovered where the Babylonians believed the ark came to rest and developed a new explanation of how the old story ultimately found its way into the Bible. In The Ark Before Noah, Dr. Finkel takes us on an adventurous voyage of discovery, opening the door to an enthralling world of ancient voices and new meanings.

For thousands of years, the story of Noah has been one of the greatest epics ever wrote. This compelling book looks into the Biblical story from an historical standpoint. It looks at what the ark would have looked like, what society looked like, and the several archaeological quests to discover the ark. The book looks at the story from an unbiased viewpoint; it presents both sides (those who believe the story was true, and those who do not), and let’s the reader decide what they believe.

This is the second edition of the evidence for Noah's flood Story in the Bible

This Noah's Ark Pamphlet is a booklet that shows a Noah's Ark picture drawn to the size and description in the Bible in Genesis 5. Noah's Ark Diagram The Noah's Ark Pamphlet includes a fold-out picture that compares the massive Ark to common objects. Noah's Ark was longer than a football field or a soccer field, in fact 50 feet longer. Noah's Ark was 450 feet long (138 meters), and 75 feet wide (23 meters). Noah's Ark was wider than a semi-trailer truck. This Noah's Ark Pamphlet shows you the inside of Noah's ark based on the biblical description. What we know about the layout and floor plan of the Ark is shown in this fold-out Noah's Ark picture: We know the dimensions, the height, length, and width. We know it had 3 decks, and that Noah's Ark held animals for more than a year. This incredible Noah's Ark diagram is perfect for Sunday school lessons, Bible studies, and homeschool curriculum. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. —Genesis 5:14-16 The Noah's Ark booklet shows the massive ark and and artist's rendition of the inside of the Ark. It explains how Noah could house all of the animals on board, it also shows the size of Noah's Ark compared to giraffes, elephants and hippos. Using the Bible chronology, this handy pamphlet also includes a Noah's Ark Timeline of Events.Noah's Ark Pamphlet Includes A Timeline of EventsTimeline: Noah's Ark and the Flood Timeline: Noah, His Family and the Animals Leave Ark