Project Gutenberg 2001-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 90 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) Hasisadra's Adventure Essay #7 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" Produced by D. R. Thompson, and David Widger "Hasisadra's Adventure" by Thomas Henry Huxley is an essay that delves into the ancient Mesopotamian narrative of a great flood, woven through myth and history. Written in the late 19th century, it explores the story of Hasisadra, a figure who, forewarned of an impending deluge, builds a ship to save himself, his family, and various animals. Huxley's work is part of a broader discourse on the intersection of scientific inquiry and religious texts, particularly focusing on the legitimacy of ancient flood stories within the framework of modern science. The narrative begins in the city of Surippak, where Hasisadra receives a dream warning him of an impending flood. He constructs a ship and embarks on a voyage of survival as a cataclysm engulfs the land. After the flood subsides, he sends out various birds to seek land, ultimately grounding his vessel on the mountains of Nizir. Huxley contextualizes this tale within the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, linking it to the broader themes of myth-making, divine intervention, and human survival. He critically examines the historical veracity of such accounts while engaging with scientific interpretations of potential flood events in the Euphrates Valley, ultimately questioning the reliability of both the narrative and the myths surrounding divinity in the context of empirical evidence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science Evolution Bible and science Paleontology Q Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 107488 107489 2024-10-02T04:09:19.040961 2023-10-02T04:20:30.579701 text/html text/html 102608 2013-01-22T14:05:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 36649 2013-01-22T14:05:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 113197 2024-10-02T04:09:24.774961 application/epub+zip 113064 2024-10-02T04:09:22.129928 application/epub+zip 98208 2024-10-02T04:09:20.953967 application/epub+zip 245331 2024-10-02T04:09:26.747032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236532 2024-10-02T04:09:24.050946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222981 2022-09-02T05:13:06.064121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90414 90387 2024-10-02T04:09:18.736976 2023-10-02T04:20:30.370703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 90270 2008-12-03T11:40:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 34508 2008-12-03T11:41:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 90262 2008-12-03T11:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34492 2008-12-03T11:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22328 2024-10-02T04:09:26.871939 application/rdf+xml 16792 2024-10-02T04:09:21.492950 image/jpeg 4128 2024-10-02T04:09:21.225947 image/jpeg 112892 2024-10-02T04:09:19.050958 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia