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    concepts and events. The works of the Quran‚ the book of Genesis‚ and the Epic of Gilgamesh all contain similar story lines. Each story contains a flood caused by the actions of men‚ and an individual chosen by a deity to build an ark to survive the flood. However‚ there are differences between the literature due to the culture of the people recording the texts. The Epic of Gilgamesh has a polytheistic religion and immortality‚ while the book of Genesis and the Quran is monotheistic and does not mention

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    General information on the Sumarian Epic Gilgamesh (ca. 2000 B.C.E.) The epic developed over a period of nearly a thousand years. It was discovered in the city of Ninevah amidst the ruins of the great royal library of Assurbanipal‚ the last great king of the Assyrian empire. The text is still not completely understood today. We can identify three stages in the epic’s development. The first begins in roughly 2700 B.C.E. when the historical Gilgamesh ruled in Uruk‚ a city in ancient Mesopotamia

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    Two Different Books with Similar Stories The Book of Genesis and The Epic of Gilgamesh have many clear similarities. One major‚ noticeable similarity is that in both stories‚ there are flood legends. There is the legend of Noah and the Ark in The Book of Genesis and the story of Utnapishtim in The Epic of Gilgamesh. In both stories‚ a higher power wants to wipe out the human race and decides to save one person who is then assigned to build an ark to hold himself‚ his family‚ and one of each animal

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    the Bible and Gilgamesh I as well as many others grew up listening to the story of Noah and the flood. I remember the length of the flood‚ the dove‚ and the rainbow very vividly. However‚ most people do not realize that the story is told throughout many different cultures and with accounts older than Genesis’s version in the Bible. Although each of the accounts tells of the flood‚ there are many variations to the story. One of the stories can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Although the

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    Popul and Genesis are somewhat similar but yet they are so much different from one another. Popul Vuh is a book that was written in a different language called Quiché. The story contains the genealogy of the rulers of the past classic Quiche Maya kingdom and mythological telling’s. Genesis is a Narrative History‚ the book was written by Moses around 1450-1410 B.C (“When was Genesis Written”). This book is the first book found in the Bible‚ the word Genesis means “in the beginning”. Genesis was written

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    Charles Ntumba THEO 200 Professor Stetler Genesis Paper The Book of Genesis is the first story of the Bible. It presents the reader with two different accounts of the world created by God. The two creation stories show the importance of man and woman. It also shows that mankind is the epitome of creation. When people read the creation story‚ they are presented with a conflict between the religious and scientific worlds. If people want different perspectives of the creation story‚ they should

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    The Scales of Balance in Genesis Genesis demonstrates the opposing forces of good and evil and the necessary balance of the two in life. Throughout the text there are constant shifts from one force to the other and God’s inevitable role in bringing stability. Genesis is an effective collection of stories wherein God continually corrects humankind’s transgressions. Creation‚ Adam and Eve‚ Cain and Abel‚ Noah and the Flood as well as the Tower of Babel are all tales in which the inherent evil in

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    Prometheus‚ the creator of mankind‚ and the snake in Genesis both purposely and wrongfully want to give the human race knowledge and wisdom. In the next paragraphs‚ I will discuss the characters qualities‚ how and why they decide to provide this knowledge‚ and‚ finally‚ both the positive and the negative consequences of doing so. When seen in context‚ Prometheus and the snake have very similar qualities. They are both extremely knowledgeable and wiser than the rest of mankind. Prometheus is known

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    When it comes to the topic of Gilgamesh rejection towards Ishtar‚ most people will readily agree that his rejection was due to his feelings of inadequacy towards Ishtar. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of why Gilgamesh feels this inadequacy and how this is a crucial step on his journey to consciousness. Whereas some are convinced this was not a crucial step‚ but only a supplementary step to the beginning to his consciousness‚ others maintain that this rejection was

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    Ashley Torres 11/4/12 English 220 Gilgamesh and the 21 Century Hero A hero is someone who tries the best to help everyone and will do everything in his or her power to help out another person. The term hero means different things to different people. Today many people believe that a hero is a person who can accomplish what others cannot or a person who puts themselves on the line for the other people. Men‚ women and children can all be heroes if they truly feel in their hearts the need to

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