Genesis Apocryphon flood. Noah heeds the being’s proclamation, and thus survives the flood in an ark with his family. When the flood has ceased, the ark comes to rest in the Ararat mountains, and Noah leaves the boat to give a thank offering to God. He and his family explore the land and praise God for the beauty that is found there. God appears to Noah and makes a covenant with him to rule over the earth, so long as he and his sons do not consume blood. This covenant between God and man is made manifest by a rainbow "a sign
What the Master Would Not Discuss What the Master Would Not Discuss What the Master Would Not Discuss (, alternatively known as Xin Qixie ) is a collection of supernatural stories compiled by Qing Dynasty scholar and writer Yuan Mei. The title of the work refers to the passage of the Analects that states, 'Confucius did not speak of strange events, violence, riots and supernatural things.' His reference to the master was criticised as a 'heretical' use of Confucian texts. Yuan later changed the title to "Xin Qixie" ("New Strange Events") when he discovered there was a Yuan dynasty text with the title "What the Master