Genesis 6b: Ark and Animals

Why did Noah build an ark if the flood was regional? Was it really as big as modern replicas? Why were animals brought on to the ark? Don't forget to help us create more videos! We need your support: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qDet6sa6rODi7t6wfpg8g/join Sources: Robert Alter - The Hebrew Bible: a Translation with Commentary John Walton NIV - Application Commentary: Genesis Nahum Sarna - Understanding Genesis Meredith Kline - Kingdom Prologue Kenneth Mathews - New American Commentary: Genesis 1-11:26 Spontaneous Generation in the Bible? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2009/02/spontaneous-generation-in-the-bible.html Kenneth Kitchen - On the Reliability of the Old Testament John Walton - Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament. Reid, J. Nicholas - Ritual Purity and Purification Rituals in Ancient Mesopotamia.” Old Testament Backgrounds/ Ancient Near East. ETS, 21 Nov. 2019, San Diego. A. R. George - The Tower of Babel: Archaeology, History and Cuneiform Texts. John Walton and Tremper Longman III - The Lost World of the Flood