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McCracken’s Notes
(11) THE BOOK OF NOAH (Pgs. 70-75)
- Noah's book was probably written when he
was the head of the family and like
Methuselah he claims to speak with Enoch.
He seems to have written this before the
flood; and once again there are some
interesting details.
- The most important passage is at 67.2.
This indicates that the boat is being
constructed at the time of writing. Noah
may have written this piece in order to
persuade his sons to come and live with him,
inside ”the wooden structure.” Noah may
not have seen a boat like this before, and
perhaps was not sure what to call it.
There seems to be a background of unusual
geological events. At the beginning, 65.1,
- Noah says the earth has tilted, later, at
67.11, he says the Hot Springs became cold.
This does fit with the theories of Charles
Hapgood in his book ’The Path of the Pole’
where he suggests that the huge ice melt
(that probably caused the flood) occurred
when the poles shifted — perhaps due to an
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