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1. By contrast, the Hindu Vedas were complete before 800 BC.

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 04:51 PM

Jan 2019

The early Egyptian "Pyramid Texts" date back to 2400-2300 BC.

The Barton Cylinder, containing a Sumerian Creation story, dates back to 2400 BC.

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The Origins of "Genesis," or "Bereshit" in Ancient Hebrew [View all] MineralMan Jan 2019 OP

By contrast, the Hindu Vedas were complete before 800 BC. MineralMan Jan 2019 #1

Enuma Elish cachukis Jan 2019 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Jan 2019 #5

I believe the Babylonian captivity (around 530 B.C.) was the ground packman Jan 2019 #3

Very likely. MineralMan Jan 2019 #4

Methinks the stories had been around for a while. cachukis Jan 2019 #6

Oh, yes, in one form or another. MineralMan Jan 2019 #7

Could this be a point of control of "the sons of god," cachukis Jan 2019 #8

Syncretism Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #9

Nothing new under the Sun, I guess. MineralMan Feb 2019 #10