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Feb 2016
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Episode 2: Before the Flood (The Enuma E...

Doug Metzger
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The Enuma Elish and the Atrahasis, in circulation 3,800 years ago, were Mesopotamia's creation and flood epics, making them 1,000 years older than Genesis.

Episode 2 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-2-quiz

Episode 2 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-002-before-the-flood

Episode 2 Song: "Babylon's Alcoholic Gods" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxED2Xa3R3Y

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

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