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Comparison Between Gilgamesh and Genesis
Title: Comparison Between Gilgamesh and Genesis
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 612 | Pages: 2.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Comparison Between Gilgamesh and Genesis
Comparison Between Gilgamesh and Genesis
There are many similarities between the epic Gilgamesh and the biblical story of Genesis. Some similarities between the two stories are the creation of man, the similarity between the relationships of Enkidu and Shamhat and Adam and Eve, and the story of the great flood. These similarities are so important because to shows that these two stories could actually be one in the same. Since Gilgamesh is the older of …showed first 75 words of 612 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 612 total…both stories the men sent out some type of bird to find if the waters have receded. So both stories of the flood are very much alike.
So, is it possible that Genesis is really a re-visioning of Gilgamesh? I think it is a possibility, and that’s why these similarities between the creation of man, the relationships of Enkidu and Shamhat and Adam and Eve, and the story of the flood are so important.
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