Comparing Noah's Ark And The Bundaba Flood Story

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It is interesting that despite cultural differences, many cultures have similar stories relating to a great flood. These stories have been passed down through the generations. Both Aboriginal mythology and the Bible on which Christianity is based, use stories to teach lessons to their people. To demonstrate this, one only has to compare the story of Noah's Ark (Genesis 6-9) with the Bundaba Flood Story told by the Bundaba people from Western Australia, to understand that the story of a great flood appears to be similar in many very cultures. In the story of Noah's Ark (Genesis 6-9), Noah was the only one who had pleased God. So, God Instructed Noah to build a huge Ark in which he, his family, and two of every kind of animal would be safe from the flood that He would send to rid the world of the wicked and sinful people. Once the Ark was finished, God sent the rain. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights and a great flood completely covered the Earth and destroyed all God's creation except for those Noah had saved. After 40 days and nights, God told Noah to sent …show more content…

In both story's, a flood was sent by a God-like figure. In the Biblical story, Yahway and Ngowungu the Great father, from the Aboriginal Dream time punish the people who have done the wrong thing or sinned. This angered God/creator wanted to rid the land of all that displeased them. In the Aboriginal story, The Great Father sent the flood because the children harmed the owl. In the Biblical story, Yahway sent the flood to destroy the evil and wicked people. In both stories, the creator's motives in sending a flood were very similar. Water and rain are seen in most cultures as being cleansing. In both stories rain caused all the land to be covered in water and removing those who are

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