Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World The Bible and the Great Flood (Noah’s Ark, Rainbows, Genesis, Faith)
Oct 8, 2021
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Genesis Uses Symbolic Yet Historical Language
- Early Genesis (chapters 1–11) uses simple and metaphorical language while still pertaining to history in a true sense.
- Pope Pius XII and the catechism permit symbolic readings and leave exegetical details to scholars.
Host's Household 'Great Flood' Story
- Dom Bettanelli recounts his home's plumbing disaster as a 'great flood' anecdote to introduce the topic.
- He uses the personal mishap to humanize the episode's subject matter.
Don't Press Parable Details Literally
- Recognize parables as metaphorical narratives that teach theological truths rather than precise historical facts.
- Avoid pressing vivid details for literal meanings when the genre signals figurative intent.
Genesis records that God sent the Great Flood to wipe out mankind because of sinfulness, but that he preserved Noah, his family, and pairs of every animal in an ark. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the questions of whether Noah was a real person, was the flood worldwide, and more.