The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis are two different texts from different time periods. The stories that are going to be discussed are the Genesis and Gilgamesh flood stories. They have few similarities but their stories continue along the same line‚ although they are different in regard to detail. This essay will examine the reasons of the flood‚ the role of the two main characters‚ the religious characters and other noticeable difference of these texts. The reason of the flood of the in The
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of Noah’s Ark‚ both the Bibical religon and The Samerion religon delt with a great flood. In both stories that the “sins” of man have angered their gods and so the gods will punish the human race. They both had warning this was going to happen‚ alon with specific instructions on how to spare themselves along with carrying out the certain wishes of the gods. Noah had instrucions‚ as Gilgamish did. Noahs instructions were “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark‚ and shalt
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is displeased in his people so to punish them he is going to flood the earth‚ but he wanted Noah to live because he was favorable to God. God tells Noah to build an ark with certain measurements and to cover it in pitch. When the ark was created Noah filled it with every animal that lived on land so they could prosper after. When the flood comes it covers the whole earth killing everyone not on the Ark. Noah released birds to tell if the water has retreated and when one of his birds finds olive leaf
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is very similar to the flood story in the bible known as‚ "Noah’s Ark." When people tell me or ask me about the Epic of Gilgamesh I automatically assume they are talking about the flood in the bible. Mostly every Christian was taught about Noah’s Ark‚ and most have no clue what the Epic of Gilgamesh is‚ like me. It makes you wonder and have questions like the video of the Epic of Gilgamesh says‚ "who had it first‚ the Mesopotamian’s or the biblical world?" Also‚ how is it even
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Jessica Micheaux Professor Barbara Cade World Lit Engl. 2302 30 January 2012 “The Comparisons and Contrast between Gilgamesh Flood & Noah’s Floods” I was asked to compare and contrast using the story of Gilgamesh’s flood and Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6:9). A good number of people know the famous story Noah’s flood‚ but do they know how it resembles to the Gilgamesh flood story? The main stories are so alike; the main theme is the biggest comparisons between the two. They also contrast greatly
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except the passengers onboard the ark or boat. In the Gilgamesh flood the gods cry and that creates the incredibly destructive flood. The rains last for six days and six nights and finally when the flood receded the boat landed on a mountain where it is stuck for seven days. In Genesis‚ God sends down the flood with his divine power. The rain lasts a longer in this story‚ this time for forty days and forty nights. In this story when the waters receded the ark was stuck on a mountain for approximately
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The Genesis flood account portrays the ideal picture of a God who is merciful and perfect. In Genesis 7:7 and 13‚ only Noah’s family of eight board the ark built alone by his three sons and himself. That ark was hudge! Tragically‚ nobody outside of Noah’s family listened to the warnings. Interestingly‚ after Noah and his family were in the ark‚ God closes the door‚ which would have been ginormous. According to Genesis 7:12‚ God let rain fall down from the heavens and gush up from the earth over
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suggest the happening of the Great flood which include the several geological shaping which can only be created with a massive flood‚ the several different theories that different cultures and religions have mentioned and the possible existence of the Noahs arc however the fact remains that with this much water and this event would wipe out the human and plant existence on earth. The Middle East was suspected to have rising water in 1990 due to the melting of ice glaciers but the water there had turned
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The epic of "Gilgamesh‚" the book of "Genesis" and Ovid’s "Metamorphoses" poem all have several similarities; some are the creation story‚ a story of a fall‚ and a flood. Among these similarities‚ there are also distinct differences. In terms of similarities‚ all three stories present the creation story of the world out of chaos. "Genesis" and "Metamorphoses" state that man was created on god’s image and that’s when humans were first brought into life. On the other hand‚ looking at some differences
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