Enuma Elish Vs Genesis
As different creation stories, Enuma Elish and Genesis have several similar parts. Both of them are significant creation account of the early time of different cultures. Each culture has their unique creation account, they are results of early human’s intelligence, which are respectful and cannot be easily judged. Enuma Elish is the Babylonian creation account that was written in around 1100 BC. The title came from the first line of the story-“When on high”. This story explains how ancient Babylonian viewed the world and humanity. Fresh water god Apsu and salty water god Tiamat are main characters. The story is basically about Apsu was annoyed by the noise made by the gods, he decided to destroyed them but he was killed by Ea for his self-protection.
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One major difference is polytheism versus monotheism. In Genesis, there is only one true god whose name is God and no others. On the contrast, there is a group of gods in Enuma Elish. Ancient Babylonian believed that there are multiple gods and each city-state has its own protecting god. For example, Marduk is the god of the city Babylon. Furthermore, the only God in Genesis is an all-powerful god who has no enemy, like the king of all. The gods in Enuma Elish, however, are sort of Simi-powered, defeasible and imperfect. They are selfish, violent, easily to be angered and shows us a sense of immature. For example, Apsu was planning destroy other gods (his sons) because they were loud. How human was created is different in both stories. In Enuma Elish, Marduk used the blood of Kingu to create humanity, whereas God make dirt in his own image and breath into them to bless them in Genesis. God made humanity to dwell with him, to flourish and fill the world with worshipers, which is in good wishes. The purpose for humanity in Enuma Elish is to share gods’s hard works and being gods’ slaves to work for them. As it said in Enuma Elish, “…, had imposed upon it the service of the gods that toil was beyond human comprehension…”. Therefore, humanity was created because of gods’ laziness. All differences show that people have different comprehension of the world due to their religion and culture. It is interesting to see how did ancient people think in different
One major difference is polytheism versus monotheism. In Genesis, there is only one true god whose name is God and no others. On the contrast, there is a group of gods in Enuma Elish. Ancient Babylonian believed that there are multiple gods and each city-state has its own protecting god. For example, Marduk is the god of the city Babylon. Furthermore, the only God in Genesis is an all-powerful god who has no enemy, like the king of all. The gods in Enuma Elish, however, are sort of Simi-powered, defeasible and imperfect. They are selfish, violent, easily to be angered and shows us a sense of immature. For example, Apsu was planning destroy other gods (his sons) because they were loud. How human was created is different in both stories. In Enuma Elish, Marduk used the blood of Kingu to create humanity, whereas God make dirt in his own image and breath into them to bless them in Genesis. God made humanity to dwell with him, to flourish and fill the world with worshipers, which is in good wishes. The purpose for humanity in Enuma Elish is to share gods’s hard works and being gods’ slaves to work for them. As it said in Enuma Elish, “…, had imposed upon it the service of the gods that toil was beyond human comprehension…”. Therefore, humanity was created because of gods’ laziness. All differences show that people have different comprehension of the world due to their religion and culture. It is interesting to see how did ancient people think in different