Genesis, Chapters 6-11

I find it interesting that women came into existence much later than men. If men had lived and reproduced for hundreds of years without women, how did they have children? Chapter five details men's lifetimes and offspring, that inexplicably came after women. Or it could be taken to mean that men are first in life, completly self sufficient and with no need for women, making women a commodity and would reinforce the time's belief that women were unequal to men.

Noah reminds me of Greek Mythology, for the bible also reinforces "proper" behavior in believers, or feel the wrath of God. the fact that He promises never to drown the Earth again personalizes the potential of punishment, as instead of hurting others, only the sinner will be hurt. The fact that the flood ends in a 600th year (ending in zero) on the first day of the first month can be a way of saying the world was new and good and clean, starting over from the very beginning.

I also find interesting that in verse 6, the whole "eye for an eye" philosophy is started, as it states that anyone who kills another human shall be put to death by other humans. This of course was made only a rule for men as God loved them most, humans making God's character like men's, as the Greeks did with their gods.