Bible and LIterature The Flood Narrative analyzed in the Style of Northrope Frye Timothy Findley used as a criticcommentary
The 'flood' as found in Genesis is a multidimensional and an archetypal source of metaphor and myth. The 'flood' is an example of metaphorical and mythological language that provides foundational constructs upon which other aspects of the Biblical text and other works can be seen as related. Metaphor and myth make typological analysis possible. The 'flood' narrative will be discussed in relation to other types within the Biblical text, some examples in other popular mythology, and through discussion of Timothy Findley's analysis of the 'flood' as seen in his novel, Not Wanted on the Voyage. Discussion of metaphor, myth, typology and Findley's novel surrounding the 'flood' narrative will illustrate its archetypal position. The story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden provides a mythological foundation, an archetype that helps the reader understand the cause of God's distress that leads him to flood the earth. The metaphor of the seed can be seen through the example of the ark strongly, but again, this metaphor is found earlier with Adam (this will be discussed later). God is mythologically understood through different sources. In the flood we are presented with the myth of a powerful and emotional God. The image of
It seems that God's consideration of destroying his entire creation is a result of the union made between the daughters of men and the sons of God. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. "The Lord God Yaweh, who was about to step into the air, was more than seven hundred years older than His friend Doctor Noyes, kneeling now before Him on the road" (Findley, 66). It is interesting that God is in control of the security, the safety of the people. The question must be asked, if God is the force that he claims to be then why does he need Noah to build the ark? The obvious, simple answer is, maybe God cannot, or is unable to build the ark, but this answer is weak, because if God has the power to flood the earth, then he can build a boat. " God is presented as searching for someone and stumbles upon Noah and his family. The reader is given the sense that what is really in control, what is really saving Noah is not the Ark, but the power of God keeping the boat afloat and Noah safe. The metaphor used in God's speech is the leviathan. The role of humankind is not to disagree, or rebuke him, but to obey his commands. Jonah would still be inside the fish if he had not called out to God in repentance. When Elijah heard it, he went out and stood at the mouth of the cave" (1Kings, 19:11-13).
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