... by different people at different times. The first question I needed to answer in order to verify my conclusion was who wrote the Bible and who wrote Gilgamesh? Getting a definitive answer to this question was going to be harder than I thought. The origins of the Bible are highly controversial and still debated ... Mythology must have been written before the Bible version. This gives credence to the idea that Genesis could have been based on the stories in Gilgamesh. I now needed to address the more important issue of finding enough similarities between the two stories that would prove th...

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... other, and account for the visible differences of the two texts. In this essay I hope to explain how the two texts, the Epic of Gilgamesh Flood account and the Genesis Flood account, relate to one another and how a reader can draw conclusions about the trustworthiness of the Bible. There are ... Noah stays on for about a year and half, Utnapishim only two weeks and two days. Also, very interesting contrasting information is made in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis Utnapishim is told to " bring a careful weighed anchor" (T. XI col. I) and in the Bible there is no mention of bringing an ...

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... not any other people on board. Therefore, the corruption of this world is thought to come from one of Noah's sons, descending down through him. If Gilgamesh brought craftsmen on the boat, this is a new place to lay the blame for today's violence. The next discrepancy lies in the amount of time it ... rained. Noah's story emphasized rain for forty days and forty nights. The number forty also appears in several other biblical stories. Gilgamesh's rainfall lasts for just six days and nights. Upon the arrival on the mountain top, each man sent out a dove, which returned because it found ... ...

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... . Without such, survival would be difficult. In addition, the higher power must maintain control of man. Without control, there would be chaos. In Gilgamesh, for example, a flood is ordered to destroy mankind because the gods believed that the land was overpopulated, and in Genesis, God ordered a flood ... to rid the world of the evilness and selfishness that had consumed man. Both higher powers proved their authority and their desire to maintain control. In Gilgamesh, multiple gods existed, and each played a vital role. "Anu was sworn, the counselor the valiant Enlil, their throne-bearer...

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... . Without such, survival would be difficult. In addition, the higher power must maintain control of man. Without control, there would be chaos. In Gilgamesh, for example, a flood is ordered to destroy mankind because the gods believed that the land was overpopulated, and in Genesis, God ordered a flood ... to rid the world of the evilness and selfishness that had consumed man. Both higher powers proved their authority and their desire to maintain control. In Gilgamesh, multiple gods existed, and each played a vital role. "Anu was sworn, the counselor the valiant Enlil, their throne-bearer...

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... concluded that there was a huge flood that took place in that area of the world. Even though the way both stories describe the flood; The Epic of Gilgamesh is more imaginable. I say that because it is more realistic to have rain for six days, six nights than for forty days, forty nights. Both flood ... and difference though. Both stories described the same flood but they did it in different ways. One difference that backs it up is in The Epic of Gilgamesh the rains that cause the floods only last six days, six nights and inThe Flood Story in Genesis? the rains last forty days, forty ni...

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... Hopefully, curbing the peoples need for violence and desgressions against others. A major difference between the two is the fact that the Epic of Gilgamesh is polytheistic and Genesis Flood story is monotheistic.(Discussion Jan, 09 2003) The changing in the times reflects the change in the ethical standpoint of ... the two stories. The period in Mesopotamia, where the Epic of Gilgamesh was written, was a time of huge change. There were new gods for every city, that the people were forced to worship. Everyone ... transient area, people adopted its myths and pasted them on as they moved...

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... the readers about the "invention of writing and the earliest literatures" (3). The earliest form of writing in 3000BC in Mesopotamia led to the first recorded story, Gilgamesh. Interpreted by N.K. Sandars, this epic shows the Egyptian's love and worship of nature. The story also has several parallels to the bible and more specifically ... the story of Noah and the flood. The characters of Gilgamesh worship different gods of nature and emotions such as love. This is important in showing the importance of nature in the 3000 BC world. In ... this time the people would use everything in nat...

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... hero of the flood is not the protagonist, but a god who had once been mortal. Utnapishtim sees all, knows all, and carries the secrets of life Gilgamesh wishes to seek out. Once Gilgamesh does reach Utnapishtim, he's surprised to find that he's very human in nature. In fact, he had been deified for surviving the flood sent by Enlil. The gods warned ... the only way to start anew. Especially in Metamorphoses, when saving two of the most devout people was the order in which the Flood was prepared. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, however, the flood was meant as a method of destruction, but ultim...

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... , especial "The Flood" story of the Bible and the "Story of the Flood" in Gilgamesh. The Utnapishim's "Story of the Flood," a part of Gilgamesh was rediscovered and published in 1872 (Gilgamesh p.16). People began to think that the story of Noah and the Great Flood was not the first (Gilgamesh p.16). Some people have never heard one or the other flood story, and do ... not know how similar the two stories are. Moses wrote the story of Noah and the "Great Flood", it is unknown who wrote Gilgamesh. The writers point out whom, why, and how the flood is brought about. You"ll be wondering whi...

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... the Hebrews and Sumerians respectively. Both sources include a tale of a great flood that was to clear the earth of its inhabitants. Although the Epic of Gilgamesh predates the Book of Genesis by hundreds of years, the Sumerian text probably had a profound influence over the latter. In both stories of the great deluge the flood is created ... by the gods or God to punish men for their sins, and is intended to wipe out all living creatures as well. Both Utnapishtim in Gilgamesh and Noah in Genesis are previously notified of the event and are told to build a boat of grand proportions, bri...

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... not any other people on board. Therefore, the corruption of this world is thought to come from one of Noah's sons, descending down through him. If Gilgamesh brought craftsmen on the boat, this is a new place to lay the blame for today's violence. The next discrepancy lies in the amount of time it ... rained. Noah's story emphasized rain for forty days and forty nights. The number forty also appears in several other biblical stories. Gilgamesh's rainfall lasts for just six days and nights. Upon the arrival on the mountain top, each man sent out a dove, which returned because it found ... ...

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... one man and his family to survive the flood; in Genesis, Noah and his family are chosen, and Utnapishtem and his family in the Epic of Gilgamesh. On both occasions these men were instructed to build a boat, with very specific instructions, using cubits to describe the dimensions the boats should be. In ... of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Gene. 6:5). This is why God decided to destroy man with a flood. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Enlil the warrior god stated, "The uproar of mankind is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reason of the babel" (pg. 108). Thi...

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... Gods and Goddesses are depicted as having supper human powers, such as eternal life and the ability of cursing people and things. Much to the opposite of Gilgamesh, the scriptures of Genesis and Job the divine power, God, is a being that forgives the sins of the people, but does not over look the large ... created the earth and all living things. He is seen to only have contact through visions of his worshippers. The codes of conduct in the epic of Gilgamesh were made up by the person who was ruling at that time. These laws were often changed years later by a new ruler. The laws that .....

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... Gods and Goddesses are depicted as having supper human powers, such as eternal life and the ability of cursing people and things. Much to the opposite of Gilgamesh, the scriptures of Genesis and Job the divine power, God, is a being that forgives the sins of the people, but does not over look the large ... created the earth and all living things. He is seen to only have contact through visions of his worshippers. The codes of conduct in the epic of Gilgamesh were made up by the person who was ruling at that time. These laws were often changed years later by a new ruler. The laws that .....

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... what happened during the flood in chapters 7 through 9. The division of the story is shown through small details. In a third comparison another flood story is told in The Epic of Gilgamesh. This story accounts for a flood story told by the survior Utnapishtim and was written in a different area than the stories of The Bible. To fully understand the story of the ... both stories talk about Noah and his family being righteous and prospering in the new land. The third story for a flood comparison comes from Tablet XI of The Epic of Gilgamesh as translated in Enduring Legacies: Ancient and ...

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... an explanation to everyday occurrences that they could not comprehend. This would then filter into every story or thought from that time. This precept holds true for The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament. The occurrence being referred to is the version of the great flood referred to in each tale. Each has its own grouping of similarities and differences ... level with their God than could be reached in a polytheistic culture. Allowing people to feel they worship out of respect and reverence rather than fear and awe. The Epic of Gilgamesh has very different reasoning's. The flood i...

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... was over 120 cubits and several decks tall. Not only would technology of the time limit this, but there are mechanical limitations, as well. The flood stories of Noah and Gilgamesh have many similarities. In both stories, God(s) were displeased with humanity and thus initiated the flood. Both include a hero, who was faithful and worshiped God(s), which was informed of the ... to construct a massive arch/boat to wait out the length of the flood. However, there are many differences as well. Mainly in the endings, Gilgamesh becomes a God, unlike Noah. Also, it was against the Gods wishes t...

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... history of the early civilizations you find most of them have some sort of devastating deluge in their history. The most well recognized story outside the biblical account is the Gilgamesh epic. There are striking similarities in this story as to the one in the biblical account . One cannot help but wonder where these accounts of a worldwide flood originated. There has ... ...

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