Evidence For Different Sources Behind The Account Of The Great Flood In The Book Of Genesis

NameProfessorCourseDateEvidence for Different Sources Behind the Account of the Great Flood in the Book of GenesisIn the account of the Great Flood in the Book of Genesis 5:28 to 10.1 (New Revised Standard Version), the words “Lord” and “God” are both used in reference to the Creator. While both are used to indicate the same entity, there are variations in the characterizations between “Lord” and “God.” “Lord” conveys a more authoritative and vindictive force that commands obedience, while “God” is characterized as being compassionate and nurturing. These two different personas of the Creator, particularly with the different designations of “God” and “Lord,” might suggest that this account of the Great Flood is actually a merging of two narratives that have been weaved together to form what now exists within the Bible. The following essay explores the contradictions and similarities between passages that reference “Lord” and those that reference “God,” and then evaluates each narrative separately in order to fully understand the consistency between them.The main question that arises when reading through the account of the Great Flood is why does the Creator seem to have two different personas, with the “Lord” persona