Jesus and Gilgamesh

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The Mesopotamian myth story of "Gilgamesh" and the Gospel of John in the New Testament are both stories of men, part God and part man, whose journeys lead them far across the Earth. This paper discusses how their trials are somewhat similar, yet their outlooks are very different. Gilgamesh, the protector of his people, and Jesus, the prophet of his people, may have lived differently had they existed in the other's time. However, assuming that Jesus would have remained true to himself, as he was depicted in the Gospel of John, he would not have retained the walls of Uruk. This paper examines the reasons for this concept.

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"This is in direct contrast to Gilgamesh's beliefs, and his feelings about the walls. The very first Tablet speaks of the "wall of Uruk-Haven", and of the greatness of that wall, as does Tablet 11. The testimony of the writer of the tablets discusses the "wall which gleams like copper", and implies that no one can equal the great man who constructed the wall. In addition, the first Tablet describes the bricks used in the wall of Uruk, made from kiln-fired brick, and construction plans laid out by the Seven Sages. This kind of admiration, according to Jesus, should only be held for the work of God."

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