Anyone and everyone welcome? I don't mean to intrude, but respectfully, I would like to bring something to the table for anyone who might have thoughts on it. I kinda would like some broader Christian perspective on it, since me and my friend (Roman catholic) have been discussing it a bit lately. It's about Noah. Now, I'm Jewish so here's some thoughts about him from a more traditional Jewish perspective. I have my own thoughts though.
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/artic...Why-Noah-Planted-a-Vineyard-and-Got-Drunk.htm
The question is, was Noah that much of a saintly righteous person, or was he truly the most decent person of his time, with people around him being so corrupt that in today's standards he'd be like Homer Simpson? My argument is that he was like Homer, and his vice was the pleasures of fruit, so after a long journey, that's why he makes some wine and gets plastered and naked asap. My friend's thoughts on the matter are that he was a very saintly, righteous man, but when you are only human and hundreds of days on a boat with moo moo ara ara eek eek woof woof roar baaaaa and tweet tweet in your ears 24/7 in a log that reeks of animal leavings, even the most patient man can go mad, and needs an outlet for the mental exhaustion caused by the stench and noise.
So, do you think he was stereotypically saintly and righteous, or a crude honest joe who was the most passable choice in a world full of evil?