If you belive in the story of Noah Ark will you please answer this serious question?

Question

It is virtually impossible for me to believe in this story. How can one man build a boat the size of a skyscraper by himself with no saws to cut lumber, no nails, and no screws? A boat that large would require knowledge of engineering and design. I have heard many christians say that god "helped"? But how specifically do you think that he helped? Did he give Noah super super human strenght, speed, and knowledge, or did god give him a crew of angels to help? What is it exactly that you believe? I would those answering this question would have enough knowledge of the world to understand that this is not possible for one human with intervention. Please be specific on how you think the ark was built. And please, no bible quotes. Im not asking the opinion of people who lived 2000 years ago, im asking you!

"i would hope that anyone answering this question has enough knowledge of the world they live in to know that this feat is impossible without intervention, or it being just another story" ..... this is what I was trying to say at the end

Answer 1

I thought the dimensions of the ark were as that of a 3-tiered football field (still gargantuan).
I also heard that there were folks who joined in with Noah in his work, while not fully following his beliefs enough to get into the ark (which stayed shut, on dry land for some time, right?).

There was no saw at that time? What about an 'adz' ? That'd do the job.

Answer 2

I read an article in National Geographic roughly 2.5 to 3 years ago of archaeologists that were doing work in the Black Sea. They pulled up many arks that were still perfectly preserved. This is because the toxins are so great on the seafloor that nothing lives down there that would otherwise eat the wood. Many persons from the "cave-man era" built arks. Contrary to popular belief it was NOT just Noah. Many arks sank like ships sink in today's time because of rough seas not even related to the flood.
The flood they described as and I quote "Their theory: As the Ice Age ended and glaciers melted, a wall of seawater surged from the Mediterranean into the Black Sea....with 200 times the force of Niagara Falls. Each day the Black Sea rose about six inches (15 centimeters), and coastal farms were flooded."
To a cave man it seemed like "the whole world" was flooding and his animals seemed like all the surviving animals on earth. (This was roughly 7000 years ago). Water flooding at that force would feel like rain as it would create a very thick mist. The web link below (if you go through all the slides - clicking on "next" each time explains scientifically that "Noah's ark and flood" is very much a reality). It cemented my belief. I challenge you to read it.

Answer 3

So you ask a question about the Bible and then demand an answer with out using Bible quotations. I think you may be logically challenged my friend. I would like to know how you came to the conclusion that Noah did not have tools? Did people not know how to make boats then? How do you know? All it had to do was float. They did not need aerodynamic efficiency, or sails, or rudders. It was basically a huge box. I don't know if God helped, but it doesn't matter. The story says what it does, take it or leave it.

Answer 4

ound in “The Epic of Gilgamesh” which is the original flood/ark story and way older than the Genesis account. (of course believers will ignorantly say that the older is the counterfeit). It’s mythology, and it has been scientifically shown that a wooden ark of those proportions would simply collapse under its own weight.
Aquila · 9 years ago

Answer 5

The serious and objective student of this topic would definitely find it worthwhile purchasing John Woodmorappe’s book "Noah’s Ark: A Feasibility Study", or get it at the library.

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Who cares if this feat is "impossible without intervention"? If you believe in the Bible, then you believe in God. If you believe in God, then you must believe in miracles (I.E.: God's direct intervention in the material universe). If you are religious, then why is wrong with believing in miracles?

Answer 6

He had to have help from God. It is just my opinion but I think God did give him extra strength and knowledge. Noah was probably given wisdom where to fing the right materials. They had carpenters back then so why did he not have any saws? I don't think it was built in 1 day it probably took him a long time to built it. Maybe his sons helped him once in a while.

Answer 7

I'm not sure how I feel about the story--I think it's a myth.

BUT...you should read the section on the ark in A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters, by Julian Barnes. Well, read the whole book. But I love that section especially and it's one of Barnes's best books. You'll get a kick out of it!

Answer 8

Noah live over 800 years! A clean animal is one allowed to eat, like dear, sheep, etc. Unclean are not to be eaten, like pig, snake, camels, dog etc. You can lean which are which by reading the first 5 books of the bible. By seven is 7 male and 7 female unclean are 2 male and 2 female

Answer 9

First, it took many, many years to construct the Ark. Second, Noah had help, not only from God, but from his sons. Third, Noah had saws and planes, etc. Fourth - ever hear of a dove tailed joint? Fifth, yes God granted Noah the strength and fortitude to complete the task.

Answer 10

Design and Size. The ark (Heb., te·vah′; Gr., ki·bo·tos′) was a rectangular chestlike vessel presumably having square corners and a flat bottom. It needed no rounded bottom or sharp bow to cut rapidly through the water; it required no steering; its only functions were to be watertight and to stay afloat. A vessel so shaped is very stable, cannot be easily capsized, and contains about one third more storage space than ships of conventional design. There was a door provided in the side of the ark for loading and unloading the cargo.

In size the ark was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. Conservatively calculating the cubit as 44.5 cm (17.5 in.) (some think the ancient cubit was nearer 56 or 61 cm), the ark measured 133.5 m by 22.3 m by 13.4 m (437 ft 6 in. × 72 ft 11 in. × 43 ft 9 in.), less than half the length of the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2. This proportion of length to width (6 to 1) is used by modern naval architects. This gave the ark approximately 40,000 cu m (1,400,000 cu ft) in gross volume. It is estimated that such a vessel would have a displacement nearly equal to that of the mighty 269-m (883 ft) Titanic of this 20th century. No cargo vessel of ancient times even slightly resembled the ark in its colossal size. Internally strengthened by adding two floors, the three decks thus provided gave a total of about 8,900 sq m (96,000 sq ft) of space.

“You will make a tso′har [roof; or, window] for the ark,” Noah was told. (Ge 6:16) Just what this was or how it was constructed is not altogether clear. Some scholars think tso′har is related to light and so they translate it “window” (KJ, Mo), “light” (AS, JP), “a place for light” (Ro). Others, however, associate tso′har with a later Arabic root meaning “back (of the hand),” “back (of a beast),” “deck (of a ship),” that is, the part away from the ground or water, and for this reason translate it “roof.” (AT, RS, JB) This tso′har, Noah was told, was to be completed “to the extent of a cubit upward.”—Ge 6:16.

It could be, therefore, that the tso′har provided for adequate light and ventilation, not just a single cubit-square “peephole,” but an opening a cubit in height near the roof and extending around the four sides to give an opening of nearly 140 sq m (1,500 sq ft). On the other hand, while still allowing an ample opening for ventilation under the roof or elsewhere, the roof could have had slightly angled sides. Regarding this possibility James F. Armstrong wrote in Vetus Testamentum (Leiden, 1960, p. 333): “‘Unto a cubit upward you shall finish it’ is difficult to understand when sohar is translated either ‘light (= window)’ or even ‘(flat) roof’. If, however, a gable-type roof be postulated, the ‘one cubit upward’ can refer to the elevation of the crease of the roof above the level of the tops of the walls. In modern architectural terms, the ‘one cubit’ would be the height of the kingposts between which the ridgepiece is laid. . . . According to the argument that has been presented, the roof of Noah’s ark was conceived as having a four per-cent pitch (1 cubit elevation — 25 cubits from wall to ridge), quite adequate to permit the water of the rains to flow off.”

Of what this huge ark was to be built was made plain by Jehovah: “Make for yourself an ark out of wood of a resinous tree [literally, trees of gopher].” (Ge 6:14) This resinous wood here prescribed is thought by some to be cypress or a similar tree. In that part of the world what today is called cypress was in abundant supply; it was particularly favored for shipbuilding by the Phoenicians and by Alexander the Great, as it is even down to the present time; and it is especially resistant to water and decay. Doors and posts made of cypress are reported to have lasted 1,100 years. In addition, Noah was told not merely to caulk the seams but to “cover [the ark] inside and outside with tar.”