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    the Sumerian and Hebraic traditions have direct contact with humankind‚ they have different motives in doing so. How do the Sumerian gods communicate the flood to the people in The Epic of Gilgamesh? How does the Hebraic god communicate the flood to the people within The Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible? What does this difference in methodology in dealing with the people in light of the flood reveal about the nature of the gods and what does it suggest about the relationship between the divine

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    The supernatural characteristics within The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Hebrew Bible represent contrasting definitions. In The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ it portrays a supernatural type of world where every character that it lists holds a certain role in the events that occur so therefore these characters are gods and goddesses in their own respects. As for The Hebrew Bible‚ characters are mortal and the reason of events occur due to the single force that is the creator of all things in the living world‚ God

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    In Gilgamesh and the Hebrew bible there are a lot of similar and differenced between the two stories. Within this essay‚ the discussion about the floods will be compared and contrasted between the two stories within the relationship between humans‚ Gods and the overall purpose of both floods. Within Gilgamesh and Hebrew bible water was used to destroy humankind. Utriapishtuim in Gilgamesh heard about the flood from the God Ea instead of the God who created the flood Ealil ().Unlike Noah who got

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    The Hebrew Bible

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    awhile. The town of Jerusalem is the center of Jewish religion for over 3000 years. The town has the largest Jewish population since 1840. Moses revealed the Torah to the Hebrew people. The first five books of the Bible is what makes up the Torah‚ which contains all the guidelines to the Jewish way of life. But the Hebrew Bible doesn’t include the New Testament. Even though there are around 16 million Jews world wide they are very dispersed

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    The hebrew bible

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    Hebrew Bible as Literature Instructions: Identify the following passages‚ providing their full contexts and their significance and meaning. 1. So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber.—The king was very old‚ and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on the king.—Bathsheba bowed low in homage to the king‚ and the king asked‚ “What troubles you?” -The following passage is found in 1 Kings 1:15‚ in which it entails how Bathsheba is troubled to know that her son will be the next king of Israel

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    that pertain to the Hebrew Bible. The History in the Bible relates to the narrative that describe the stories in the bible relating to the history of ancient Palestine. The History behind the Bible describes actual biblical events that took place in Bible times. The History of the Bible describe the actual books that comprise the Bible and when they were included in the biblical canon. There is much debate among scholars as to whether the biblical narrative of the Hebrew Bible depicts actual events

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    Gilgamesh and the Bible

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    Genesis and Gilgamesh Throughout the Epic of Gilgamesh there are many parallels with the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament‚ most notably in the biblical stories of the Garden of Eden and Noah’s flood. Both Gilgamesh and Noah were instructed to build a boat to survive a great flood brought forth by their respective gods. There are also similarities seen between the creation of Ekindu and the creation of Adam in the Garden of Eden. Also in the Garden of Eden a snake’s deception causes Adam to

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    Hebrew Bible Exegesis

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    The translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible ‚ have led to many versions of stories that we thought we knew‚ especially the book of Genesis and the first fall story . Hebrew words such as adam‚ and other significant words in Hebrew language will be the main focus on in this paper. These words can have very different meanings according to the exegetes and also of a person ’s belief system that is translating them. Thorough critical analysis of postexilic writings will cast doubt into believers

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    Judaism and Hebrew Bible

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    rebuilt. The Jewish Bible is called the Hebrew Bible because it was originally written in the Hebrew language. Jews believe that studying the Hebrew Bible helps one learn how to lead a righteous life. Because Christianity developed from Judaism‚ the Christian Bible includes the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament. The Hebrew Bible contains accounts of the early history of the Jewish people and Jewish laws. The Ten Commandments are an example of Jewish law. The Hebrew Bible is divided into three

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    Hebrew Bible Analysis

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    In the Cain and Abel narrative in the Hebrew bible a word enters and radically changes the narrative‚ and that word is חַטָּאָת which means sin. The result of this sin entering the story means that humans are cursed to work on the ground. The book of Genesis is an etymology for the formation of humankind‚ so the beginning of this relationship between humans and the ground is still relevant to readers today. Humans were originally given the earth as responsibility‚ rather than a punishment. The

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