http://www.ldolphin.org/eden/
It's really a very interesting article about an archaeologist trying to locate and lost Eden and his explanation of the development of the Hebrew myth from an historical perspective.
A fascinating article on the genesis of Eden
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A fascinating article on the genesis of Eden
Post #1<i>'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.'</i>
-John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn.
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.'</i>
-John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn.
Post #2
Very interesting!
Particularly about the stories that center around Egypt vs. Mesopotamia. I wonder if it's possible to do any excavation in the Persian Gulf (at some point in the future), or if it's all completely destroyed by now.
I do, however, find it hard to believe that agricultural methods were that upsetting to hunter-gatherer tribes. Maybe there was some kind of dispute about land rights, but I don't see how it could have been that traumatic.
Particularly about the stories that center around Egypt vs. Mesopotamia. I wonder if it's possible to do any excavation in the Persian Gulf (at some point in the future), or if it's all completely destroyed by now.
I do, however, find it hard to believe that agricultural methods were that upsetting to hunter-gatherer tribes. Maybe there was some kind of dispute about land rights, but I don't see how it could have been that traumatic.
