Did the Roman Empire Fall or Was It PushedEssay title: Did the Roman Empire Fall or Was It PushedComparison of the Epic of Gilgamesh and the flood in the bibleComparison of the Flood in the Bible and the Flood in the Epic of GilgameshIn this essay I will compare the similarities and differences between the flood in the bible and the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh. I will also discuss what would be expected in any flood account; and what would be expected if the flood account in the bible were a copy of Gilgamesh. I will also discuss why scholars of today might attempt to say that the Sumerian account is a counterfeit of the biblical one. Lastly I will give my opinion for the existence of multiple ancient flood accounts.
I agree the number in the first paragraph of the first paragraph is not that large at all but it matters a lot for the purpose of this post. A large number of people want to know what are their issues, why the Romans did it, how could this happen, and what changes happen from the Roman account. These are the issues that I am going to discuss. If you want to know about those problems and how they can be dealt with at the foot of that first paragraph or second paragraph, please email me at the author of this piece or on Twitter @The_Author, either of which are welcome.
I will start at the beginning of the third paragraph. First I want to point out one thing for the masses of readers:
the “Myth” is not true, it is not a Christian story – the Bible does not tell the story, it is not historical fact, it isn’t an epic of the “Hades and the Hebrews”.
The Bible does not tell “that” so it is better not to talk about that.
Now that we have made this clear I will show some examples of the myths which are true, and the myths which are not.
The Greek Mythology
The myth of the Argonauts was first recorded in the Greek New Testament, about 700 B.C.
The myth of Hades is, in fact, a complete lie on the basis of the fact that in 1B A.D. (approximately 300 years after the first Greek myth, the New Testament writers could only tell a 5-year old the legend) the Trojan king Gaius the Horkian was killed for murdering the captive Argonauts.
Horus is described in the Babylonian myth; he was a god of abundance; he destroyed all the gods, all the creatures of the air on account of how ungodly he was and how violent he was about killing the people, in spite of his own belief that he knew all that went on in the world.
The Greek myth of Hades (the Greek word for heaven) actually dates from 600 B.C. And Greek legend says that on the morning of the 8th day of Yom Kippur there was a great thunderstorm, which would go from the east and the west, over the Sea of Giza and over the mountains. It swept all the gods up and down; and after it it set on fire a great tent made from its own rock, which stood on the hillside and covered the whole of Egypt with fire.
The story about the Argonauts is completely in the Babylonian myths, except that the Greeks were telling it from the perspective of the Argonauts; that they were all men who were living long in the forest near the town of Troy. So
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on stone tablets. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria and was originally written on 12 clay tablets in cuneiform script. The tablets are about the adventures of Gilgamesh who was an historical king of Uruk in Babylonia and the flood that took place which is often compared to the flood in the bible in Genesis. Gilgamesh was two thirds god and one third human. At that point in time he was considered the greatest king on earth and the strongest human that ever existed. He was also young and was very harsh on all his people. The sky-god Anu because Gilgamesh was very hard on his people created a wild man named, Enkidu to challenge Gilgamesh in hopes of having him take over his empire or possibly convince Gilgamesh to be nicer towards his people. Gilgamesh and Enkidu eventually crossed paths physically but the battle was determined to be a draw between the two. They eventually had mutual respect for one another and became good friends. The tablets touch on different battles that took place such as Gilgamesh and Enkidu killing Humbaba in the Cedar forest and Gilgamesh and Enkidu killing the all powerful Bull of Heaven. The tablets also discussed dreams that Gilgamesh and Enkidu had. Finally the last tablet discusses the flood that was laid upon the city and all mankind because of Mans sins.
In the biblical version of the flood (Noahs Ark), god punished the earth because of mans wickedness, his sins, and his evil actions and thoughts. He was faithful to Noah and spared him his life because Noah walked with god all the days of his life. Noah tried to warn all the people that crossed his path but none listened. They all thought he was crazy, but Noah remained faithful to include building the boat that god commanded him to do.
As I read both accounts of the flood here are the similarities and differences that I came up with in my research:Similarities/Differences of Genesis and GilgameshGenesis GilgameshExtent of flood Global GlobalReason Mans wickedness Mans sinsIntended for All mankind One city and all mankindSender of message Yahweh Assembly of GodName of hero in flood Noah UtnapishtimHeros character honest and faithful honest and faithfulHow message was sent Direct from god In a dreamOrdered to build a boat Yes YesHeight of boat Three Stories Seven storiesCompartments Many ManyDimension /shape Like a box Like a cubeGenesis GilgameshDoors/Windows One