Comments from readers

Here are some comments from book reviewers and other people who have read "Noah's Ark and the Ziusudra Epic".

"Your book is well written and plausibly flows from its basic presupposition that Noah's flood was a local river flood. Many of your ideas are original. Readers will find your book very interesting and even exciting"   Prof.  Lloyd R. Bailey

"Your suggestions are creative and stimulating and should generate some interesting discussion. Your book is exceptionally well organized, written, and documented. The scientific matters you touch on appear to be accurate."  Prof. Davis A. Young

"A well-reasoned proposal for the historical reality underlying the legend of Noah and the Flood. Best does not speculate that the Flood is merely an allusion to one of the many floods of the Tigris-Euphrates plain. Rather "Noah" is a king/priest who lived at the beginning of the third millenium. The Flood is the flood of 2900 BCE. Best includes chapters on the transmission of the text, the construction of the Ark, the voyage of the Ark, and what happened to Noah and his family after the voyage. Most thought-provoking is Best's detailed explanation of the biblical figures found in Genesis 5-11. This book is fascinating and worth reading by anyone interested in the stories of Noah and the Flood."  Virgil Brown of east Texas

"It stands to reason that history begins with myth-encrusted legends whose historical origins are a great challenge to uncover. Thanks to your fine piece of detective work, the flood myth now has a plausible connection to a real event that occurred at the very dawn of history. Nice job!"  Prof. Glenn R. Ponder

"Robert Best has produced a work of genuine scholarship - a book I highly recommend...  Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the book is the author's ability to give plausible explanations for some of the wilder details of the flood story... One puts down this book feeling that if there is any history at all behind these flood stories, Best has come up with the most plausible reconstruction to date."   Frank R. Zindler

"This book is the most convincing and plausible account of the Noah legend I have read, or ever expect to read. - a very realistic, readable, and convincing reconstruction of the flood myth.  This book should be read by anyone interested in biblical history including (1) creationists, who may be disappointed, (2) those who are wasting their time searching for an ark on Mt. Ararat, (3) advocates of the Black Sea innundation theory, and even (4) biblical skeptics, who will discover the story is not so farfetched as it seems!"   Bruce McGrew, Las Vegas

"Brilliant explanation of the Noah myth," May 29, 2001   Amazon.com reviewer: Mr. M.P.Roberts from Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom   "A great book. An excellent guide to the origin of the Noah myth and the other flood myths from the area. Great detail had been achived in researching possible origins for the many wild statements made in Genesis, and in showing that the flood was not global. A great book to give to a creationist as a present."

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