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Stories of the Flood in the Bible and the "Epic of Gilgamesh"
Comparison Essay # 1377
Stories of the Flood in the Bible and the "Epic of Gilgamesh"
Looks at the similarities and differences of the Biblical account of the flood and the account found in the "Epic of Gilgamesh".
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Paper Summary:
Compares the Mesopotamian flood stories of Gilgamesh and Atrahasis to the Biblical account of the flood found in Genesis. By comparing these three texts, the paper demonstrates that although they share similar events, the Biblical account establishes an entirely different rationale for the occurrence of the flood, and uses the story to define characteristics of the Israelite God that are not present in the earlier Mesopotamian texts.From the Paper:
"The Biblical flood story contained in Genesis and the Mesopotamian flood stories of Gilgamesh and Atrahasis contain similar themes, language, events, and details that would lead one to believe that the text produced later chronologically, the Biblical account, draws on the earlier Mesopotamian accounts, or the Biblical narrative and the Mesopotamian stories both draw on a document produced at an even earlier date. The differences in the details of these stories, however, make the interpretation of them significantly different for the societies from which they are drawn."More papers on Stories of the Flood in the Bible and the "Epic of Gilgamesh":
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Stories of the Flood in the Bible and the "Epic of Gilgamesh" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 08, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Stories-of-the-Flood-in-the-Bible-and-the-Epic-of-Gilgamesh/1377
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"Stories of the Flood in the Bible and the "Epic of Gilgamesh"" 15 January 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Stories-of-the-Flood-in-the-Bible-and-the-Epic-of-Gilgamesh/1377>
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