Honors 101 October 3rd 2012 These Dang Creation Stories While both the Book of Genesis within the Bible and the seven tablets called the Enuma Elish (Enûma Eliš) are both considered to be religious texts‚ their accounts for how the universe and humans came to be are both similar and contrasting. The Book of Genesis‚ which is believed to have been written sometime during the 13th century BCE‚ during the time of Moses. This book is one way of describing how the world‚ the universe
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Enuma Elish‚ and the Judeo- Christian myths have different thoughts on creation‚ humanity’s value and purpose‚ and the world. The way creation comes about different in both myths‚ already offering different perspectives. In the Judeo- Christian myths‚ which is broken down into Genesis 1 and Genesis 2‚ Genesis 1 creation begins with God’s word‚ and in Genesis 2 the creation begins with God’s actions suggesting that God had a desire to create the world. Whereas in Enuma Elish‚ creation comes about
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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
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In comparison both the Enuma Elish and gensis creation. They both seem to talking about a God or gods to be specific ( Enuma Elish) Marduk and ( Genesis) God. The same way as humans we worship God so does the characters in the Enuma Elish. The beginning of each of these Stories are also the same‚ there was nothing. In both stories humans are created after everything else is made. There are a number of Similarities with genesis and the Enuma Elish but there are even more differences. In Genesis 1
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A Detailed Comparison of the Enuma Elish and the Genesis Creation Stories As a whole‚ the creation myth of Enuma Elish is quite different from the other myths in the Primal Myths book. The story of Genesis is an exception however‚ where there are more similarities than differences. The creation stories of Genesis and Enuma Elish have a similar framework‚ but do vary in several ways. This essay aims to compare and contract these two creation myths while looking for common themes and possible cultural
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The character and function of Deity in Genesis 1-2 contrasts to that of Enuma Elish in that God creates out of selflessness‚ whereas in Enuma Elish the Gods are driven by their desire to be honored. Genesis 1-2 begins with God‚ the sole creator of all‚ creating the heavens and earth. After He had completed this task‚ it continues with “now earth was formless and empty‚ darkness was over the surface of the deep‚ and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” It is for this reason God spent a
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Enuma Elish Summary Tablet I The stage is set for the story. The various gods represent aspects of the physical world. Apsu is the god of fresh water and male fertility. Tiamat‚ wife of Apsu‚ is the goddess of the sea and chaos and threat. Tiamat gives birth to Anshar and Kishar‚ gods who represented the boundary between the earth and sky (the horizon). To Anshar and Kishar is born Anu‚ god of sky‚ who in turn bears Ea. These "sons of the gods" make so much commotion and are so ill-behaved that
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beginning of Enuma Elish‚ only two things existed. The two things that existed were existing in the unformed world were the fresh waters and the salt waters. They called the fresh waters Apsu and the salt waters was called Tiamat. Tiamat was married to Apsu and Tiamat was also the chaotic oceans (Heidel I:5). Enuma Elish is a babylonian epic poem and tells how the universe was first created. “Enuma Elish” means “when on high”‚ which are the first words of the poem. On seven tablets‚ Enuma Elish is written
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(w§haœ}aœresΩ haœy§t◊a® t◊oœhu® waœb≈oœhu®).[2] The earth is described as “an empty place‚ i.e.‚ ‘an unproductive and uninhabited place‚’” implying that the earth lacked cosmic-order and created content (cf. Jer 4:23-27).[3] In a similar sense‚ Enuma Elish portrays a chaotic condition. This state of chaos was because “none of the gods had been brought into being‚ and none bore a name” (cf. EE I.7-8). Both accounts show a primeval state in chaos. However‚ there are significant differences that should
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The Enuma Elish and Genisis have many similar characteristics. In both stories light exists before the creation of the sun‚ moon‚ and stars. The number six is a significant number in both stories also. In Genisis‚ God creates the world in six days and rests on the seventh and in the Enuma Elish‚ there are six generations of gods. There are also a lot of differences between the myths. Genisis opens with God where the Enuma Elish opens with Heaven and Earth. The Enuma Elsih has many gods
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