> the ot is half remembered psuedohistory that only applies to the ancient near east. you find the same myths world wide though.  > you can also do the same for revelations and just say it only applies prophetically to the ane region. "whole land/world" means only the region around the anes. that does not include china, africa, india, the usa, or europe. i just applied the myth locally, and showed how it still woudl set 99% of the world under water, even if you say the water was somehow concentrated on the levant, then still it would be a flood of global dimensions, being experienced all around the world, wiping off pretty much all civilizational centers.
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