WORLD LITERATURE COMPARE CONTRAST PAPER GILGAMESH AND GENESIS FLOOD ACCOUNTS Total destruction! The water is covering the whole entire world swallowing every living creature from human to insect into the abyss of wet darkness during the Great Flood. During my reading of The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis I found that there are definitely some similarities between the flood accounts in The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis; however‚ there are some differences as well. I plan to discuss the similarities
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amazing stories of the great flood that are described in‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh which is translated by N.K. Sandars and "The Story of the Flood" which is the King James version‚ both stories similarly. Many of the events of each story are very similar in ways and very different in some of them. From reading both stories I 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
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and themes that cross through many cultures. They tell tales of great battles and of natural disasters of epic proportion. One of the most commonly mentioned natural disasters in these stories tells of a great flood. Although the flood story in the Bible and the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh are two different stories‚ they are telling the same historical event. For instance‚ in the Bible‚ there is a singular God who watches the corruption of his people. Clearly stated in the bible is God’s motive:
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THE STORY OF THE FLOOD- the Epic of Gilgamesh ’You know the city Shurrupak‚ it stands on the banks of Euphrates? That city grew old and the gods that were in it were old. There was Anu‚-lord of the firmament‚ their father‚ and warrior Enlil their counsellor‚ Ninurta the helper‚ and Ennugi watcher over canals; and with them also was Ea. In those days the world teemed‚ the people multiplied‚ the world bellowed like a wild bull‚ and the great god was aroused by the clamour. Enlil heard the clamour
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The story of Noah popular because it is said on the bible. The story is very interesting because it was the word of God who was stated and on what happened before or where we comes from. Noah’s story was a tragedy for many people that affects the flood. But in the other hand it serves as a lesson that this story might impact us until this present that the wickedness of the people from that time might teach us warning to the future. Noah establish favor in God’s perceptiveness. With precise specific
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The stories of the Flood from Genesis and Gilgamesh are more different than alike. First of all‚ in the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the actual flood was caused by the furious gods when they‚ especially Enlil‚ desired to exterminate all of mankind for making too much noise and causing a ruckus which prevented the gods from sleeping‚ even though the people were in fact blooming in success. To the contrary‚ God started the flood in Genesis because he believed the only way to cleanse mankind’s evil hearts and
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21-005 The Story of the Flood in three Gilgamesh‚ The Metamorphosis and Genesis It is apparent in our class readings‚ that when the gods are angry at the humans they created‚ these gods unleash unforgiving rains to flood the earth‚ and kill the human race. Over the years‚ there have been various texts about these floods. While the occurrences of the floods themselves are continuous throughout these texts‚ they have varying reasons for the cause of the floods and different aftermaths or consequences
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Outline Thesis: The flood stories in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis have many points of agreement‚ suggesting that they are somehow connected. Yet‚ there are also many differences. This term paper will identify similarities and differences in both. I. Introduction II. Gilgamesh a. What is the Epic of Gilgamesh? b. When was it written? c. What is it about? d. Describe the beliefs of the people. III. The Old Testament a. When was it written? b. Describe the flood? IV. Comparison of the Two
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Noah While the story and the contents of the film stays true to the Old Testaments of the Bible‚ it seems like the story takes place in a distant future after a global post-nuclear disaster‚ unlike in the Bible‚ in which the story did took place in the distant past during a time when modern civilizations first occurred. The story begins with the story of creation‚ where Adam and Eve made wrong choices and rebelled against the creator‚ and since then the world has been fallen and sinful. Corrupt
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Comparative Essay In the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ and ‘The Biblical Flood Story’ have a very similar plot line‚ but many several key differences. In both stories a flood occurs‚ which were caused by the God/s( This shows that in Gilgamesh they were polytheistic while in the Biblical version they were monotheistic. ) to destroy the people of the earth. For both flood stories‚ a specific person is chosen to build an arc but for different reasons. In the Biblical story‚ Noah builds the arc due to his righteous
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