In The Whole Scheme Of Things, This Doesn't Matter

BUT.....

I found this article interesting in which a Dutch man re-created the ark that Noah built. Apparently his wife designed it and Johan Huibers built it "as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the bible."**

The only problem, though, is that it seems he didn't bother with the literal instructions. Right away, looking at the picture, there are problems. The King James Version of the Bible and The Amplified Bible (apparently one of the closest translations) both indicate that there was only one window in the ark above, or on the top. Every picture you ever see of the ark has this little house-like structure on the top with rows of windows around it. This ark appears to be no different. But that's not what the Bible says.

Also, the ark is to be covered inside and out with pitch or tar. That would indicate that it'd be black and probably tacky (and messy, most likely). This ark, as pictured, doesn't appear to be covered in pitch.

I know this ark wasn't made exactly to scale. While it's enormous as built, the actual ark of the Bible was five times larger apparently. Obviously it might've been a little bit unrealistic for this man to build and house something that huge. But some of the other details (say, the window, for instance) wouldn't have been so hard to do as it was instructed in the Bible.

Again, this isn't important in the whole scheme of things. It's nice that this man wanted to make a gesture to show what he believes. This particular ark wasn't God-inspired and so the instructions---obeyed or not---aren't so vital I suppose. But it seems to me that if you want to re-create the ark, if you're going to put in the time and the money and the energy, wouldn't you want it to be as much like the ark that Noah built as it possibly could?


**I happen to be in the same camp of those who believe the Bible literally. For what it's worth. Didn't want it to seem like I was mocking the guy for what he believes.