In Response To: covenant, flood, forerunners, etc connection (thespianjedi)
: I've been reading the story page about speculations about the origin of the
: forerunners and connections between them and the covenant/flood. This
: connection can be found in the bible, specifically, Genesis 8:11. It
: reads, "And I will establish my COVENANT with you; neither shall all
: flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a FLOOD; niehter shall there
: any more be a FLOOD to destroy the earth." Now, skip down to verse 13
: "I do set my BOW (hmm, half a ring?) in the cloud, and it shall be
: for a token of a COVENANT between me and the earth." Maybe the race
: known as the Covenant were besieged by an illness that transmuted their
: bodies, the Flood, and a race of beings far superior to them came to their
: aid, contained the flood, perhaps through the use of Halo and the
: Covenant, being a fairly primitive culture at the time, took these
: Forerunners to be gods of a sort. Anyway, I think bungie is definitely
: making a connection with Noah here. Any further discussion on this is
: appreciated.
Very interesting Biblical quote concering origins, which Genesis is all about. This makes a very intersting theory on the face of it, especially in that it connects 3 of the 4 groups, excluding humans. However, I would want more evidence. Can you do something with 8:11? Do the covenant say anything about disease or the Flood in the game or FoR or from some other official page on bungie.org?
The metaphorical reading of BOW as Halo is really stretching it, IMHO. But COVENANT/FLOOD references should not be ignored.
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