Relationship Between Judaic And Greek God
Man to God Relationship
Sumerian, Judaic, and Greek Cultures
The Sumerians emerged approximately 3000 to 2500 B.C. in a region known as the "Fertile Crescent" located between the Euphrates and Tigris River and were considered by most historians to be the world's first civilization. During this period of time, a form of writing was established known as cuneiform. It was from this form of writing that we discovered a great epic known as Gilgamesh and became enlightened about the Man to God relationship of the Sumerian culture.
Similarly, the Judaic culture emerged within the same region. A man named Abraham, a Sumerian, was believed to have come from the city of Ur. Abraham is known today as the father of three religions Judaic, …show more content…
The Sumerians and Greeks were polytheistic whereas the Judaic religion was considered monotheistic. The Sumerians like the Greeks communicated and had a personal relationship with the Gods. For example, Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, made advances towards Gilgamesh, which he rejected and provoked her into sending the Bull of Heaven to destroy the people of Uruk. Gilgamesh was considered to be part god, "two thirds they made him god and one third man". The Greeks also communicated with the Gods where Odysseus takes advice from "gray eyed Athena" goddess of wisdom and feared "Poseidon" god of the sea. The Jewish religion, on the other hand, we see the work of one God. In God's creation, both good and evil co-exists in the world and the concept of "free will" was …show more content…
Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Joseph and Job all were made to suffer and make sacrifices at the hand of God. The Sumerians (Gilgamesh) and the Greeks (Odysseus) also had to suffer and make sacrifices during their life but at the hands of multiple gods.
There is common story that appears in both the Sumerian and Judaic culture and that is the story of a great flood. Gilgamesh sought out a man who was believed to be immortal named Utnapishtim and survived a great flood. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh about "The Story of the Flood". The Bible tells a story about a man named Noah who was chosen by God to build a great ark and take his family and two of every living creature with him into the ark. The two stories are remarkably
Sumerian, Judaic, and Greek Cultures
The Sumerians emerged approximately 3000 to 2500 B.C. in a region known as the "Fertile Crescent" located between the Euphrates and Tigris River and were considered by most historians to be the world's first civilization. During this period of time, a form of writing was established known as cuneiform. It was from this form of writing that we discovered a great epic known as Gilgamesh and became enlightened about the Man to God relationship of the Sumerian culture.
Similarly, the Judaic culture emerged within the same region. A man named Abraham, a Sumerian, was believed to have come from the city of Ur. Abraham is known today as the father of three religions Judaic, …show more content…
The Sumerians and Greeks were polytheistic whereas the Judaic religion was considered monotheistic. The Sumerians like the Greeks communicated and had a personal relationship with the Gods. For example, Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, made advances towards Gilgamesh, which he rejected and provoked her into sending the Bull of Heaven to destroy the people of Uruk. Gilgamesh was considered to be part god, "two thirds they made him god and one third man". The Greeks also communicated with the Gods where Odysseus takes advice from "gray eyed Athena" goddess of wisdom and feared "Poseidon" god of the sea. The Jewish religion, on the other hand, we see the work of one God. In God's creation, both good and evil co-exists in the world and the concept of "free will" was …show more content…
Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Joseph and Job all were made to suffer and make sacrifices at the hand of God. The Sumerians (Gilgamesh) and the Greeks (Odysseus) also had to suffer and make sacrifices during their life but at the hands of multiple gods.
There is common story that appears in both the Sumerian and Judaic culture and that is the story of a great flood. Gilgamesh sought out a man who was believed to be immortal named Utnapishtim and survived a great flood. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh about "The Story of the Flood". The Bible tells a story about a man named Noah who was chosen by God to build a great ark and take his family and two of every living creature with him into the ark. The two stories are remarkably