in a clump of words all sent by god in book form. these stories developed in a certain place and time. >> leading some archaeologists to believe they're based on real events. >> people do not make these things up. so does this mean that we have got a flood back way back in antiquity? it may well a story is created to explain something that happened. >> in the biblical account the story is layered with new meaning, the flood is sent as a punishment for people's sins. >> hurricane katrina wasn't a judgment of god. >> i don't know how much god has to do, we have had an earthquake, we have had a hurricane, he said are you going to start listening to me here? >> even today some christians will say that the tsunamis and the floods are retribution from god for sins that are being committed today. >> some christians say that. i don't know on what basis they