Digging for Truth
Creation Myths Written Before Genesis?
Season 9
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History, Religion, Talk Show, TV-PG, 14-Jun-2026
The Epic of Atra-Hasis and The Enuma Elish are ancient Mesopotamian stories that talk about the creation and also a great flood. Some of the oldest copies that have been found are older than when Moses would have written down the book of Genesis during the Exodus. Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology has been researching these ancient stories and discusses their connection with the biblical text.
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