Enuma Elish to Genesis

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The Enûma Eliš is the Babylonian creation myth (named after its opening words).

The Enûma Eliš has about a thousand lines and is recorded in Old Babylonian on seven clay tablets, each holding between 115 and 170 lines of text. Most of Tablet V has never been recovered, but aside from this lacuna the text is almost complete. A duplicate copy of Tablet V has been found in Sultantepe, ancient Huzirina, located near the modern town of Şanlıurfa in Turkey.

This epic is one of the most important sources for understanding the Babylonian worldview, centered on the supremacy of Marduk and the creation of humankind for the service of the gods. Its primary original purpose, however, is not an exposition of theology or theogony, but the elevation of Marduk, the chief god of Babylon, above other Mesopotamian gods.

The Enûma Eliš exists in various copies from Babylonia and Assyria. The version from Ashurbanipal's library dates to the 7th century BC. The story itself probably dates to the 18th century BC, the time when the god Marduk seems to have achieved a prominent status.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En%C3%BBma_Eli%C5%A1
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/enuma.htm
http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Ancient_religions/Mesopotamia/ge...

The term Babylonian captivity, or Babylonian exile, typically refers to the deportation and exile of the Judeans of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to Babylon by Nebuchadnezza II in 586 BC. The first deportation actually took place in 597 BC. The captivity and subsequent return to Israel and rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple are pivotal events in the history of the Jews and Judaism, and had far-reaching impacts on the development of modern Jewish culture and practice.

According to biblical dating the Kingdom of Judah (also known as the "Southern Kingdom") came into existence in c. 930 BC on the breakup of the United Monarchy. David was made king over the tribe of Judah as early as 1007 BC, and the Davidic line ruled over Judah for over 420 years, until the kingdom fell in 586 BC to the Babylonian Empire under Nebuzar-adan, captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard.

The full course can be found here:
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/introduction-to-the-old-testament-hebre...
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/introduction-to-the-old-testament-hebre...

Christine Hayes is Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica. Before joining the Yale faculty in 1996, she was Assistant Professor of Hebrew Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University for three years. A specialist in talmudic-midrashic studies, Hayes offers undergraduate courses on the literature and history of the biblical and talmudic periods (including Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and Introduction to Judaism).

http://www.yale.edu/religiousstudies/facultypages/hayes.html
http://academicearth.org/speakers/christine-hayes-1

Diagrams illustrating the timeline and books of the HB/OT:
http://www.threetwoone.org/diagrams/hebrew-bible-books-timeline.gif
http://www.threetwoone.org/diagrams/HebrewBibleOutlinePresentation.gif
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/hebrew-bible-people-and-places.gif
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/four-pentateuch-sources.gif
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/genesis-1-11-structure.htm
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/pentateuch-sources-02.gif

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/index.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/search.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/gloss.html

http://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Study-Bible-Publication-Translation/dp/0195297547

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[CamoKhan2000]

Fantastic video. Enlil and my Lord Enki and Ninmah are for real. I meet our Lord and His team sometimes. Their technology is far out, and we really are a soul with a spirit and a body. And we are judged by the Lord, before we are reunited with that wonderful love raying white light that I get to behold sometimes. I know that it all sounds totally impossible, but I time travel, teleport and do so much more up there. I find the Anunnaki great, and I'm happy and proud to be created by them. Amen.

[heterodoxism2]

@CamoKhan2000

Your anecdotal assertions are evidence of something, but NOT of the veracity of your claims.

[AppleSouffle]

CamoKhan2000, hmmm, what we have here is a very right brained person and a very left brained person.

As far as the Anunnaki go, if there were a planet way out there, it would be an ice cube! It would be too cold for any form of life as we know it to evolve.

And from what little I know of orbital mechanics, Niburu would either fly off into space or drop into a stable orbit.

[katnip2u]

"God"#1 (prince Enki/Ea) genetically engineered Earth+got too attached to his creation in Eden, so his dad from their home star system sent his bro, "god”#2 (Enlil/Ilu, or Yahweh), to help run the family biz in Eden+train Enki’s pet humans to be good slaves. When renegade Enki decided to introduce sex & free will to his pets, Enlil got pissed, Enki+pets were kicked out of Eden, cursed & Enki was called the devil. So, Enki+some pets/genetic materials left for Africa & started another creation.

[katnip2u]

"God"#1 (prince Enki/Ea) genetically engineered Earth+got too attached to his creation in Eden, so his dad from their home star system sent his bro, "god”#2 (Enlil/Ilu, or Yahweh), to help run the family biz in Eden+train Enki’s pet humans to be good slaves. When renegade Enki decided to introduce sex & free will to his pets, Enlil got pissed, Enki+pets were kicked out of Eden, cursed & Enki was called the devil. So, Enki+some pets/genetic materials left for Africa & started another creation.