How many christians know about the connection between The Flood Myth and the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Question

Or do they even care?

Answer 1

Every ancient society has a story about the great flood. Just not in the Middle East but around the world. And it all happened about the same time. About the time the last Ice Age ended. Do you think that there is a connection to the oceans raising 100 feet around the world in about 150 years that it may be considered a ' Great Flood " ?
There is so much we do not know about human history before 8000 bc. The information we do have is so slanted by existing professional biases that no one is really interested in finding the truth.

Answer 2

I have seen documentaries where they try to say that they are the same thing. That the world wide flood was a myth and that is actually only happened in the middle east around the Mediterranean. The problem with that is, why can I go find shark teeth in the mountains of Colorado at more than 10,000 feet? They are separate events, if the flood in the Epis of Gilgamesh happened at all.

Answer 3

hi, Atheist Bassist! From the final Christian's point of view, the Epic of Gilgamesh does not even enter the equation. I spent the early part of my existence enmeshed in a Fundamentalist church and its precepts and this epic become by no potential reported nor would it not have been because of the fact it rather is seen by potential of many to be extra corresponding to fantasy or a artwork of fiction. i'm attentive to the numerous tries by potential of religious scholars to equate the events depicted interior the previous testomony to this epic and, mutually as there are various similarities, none have been substantiated as having actual occurred the two one after the different or concurrently with the events inscribed interior the christian Bible and could constantly stay conjecture at terrific, based upon what one is at risk of have faith. And, whether I left the church some time past and examine myself a "wavering agnostic" no longer something, so some distance as i'm conscious, has in truth replaced with connection with the undemanding concept of God as depicted interior the Bible--with the only antedate being those cataclysmic phrases: "permit There be easy." With all due be conscious of, you asked the question: i do no longer think of which you have the appropriate to skip judgment on all the folk who made an attempt to reply to it. In all concerns of concept, is there particularly an "idiotic" answer or, for that rely, a clever one?

Answer 4

I do.Here's something to ponder.There's a Hindu myth about a great flood which covered the earth.Vishnu came in the form of a giant fish and saved a king and some holy men.There's an ancient Greek myth about how Zeus and Hermes came to earth.When they were insulted they caused a great flood but saved an old couple who had received them properly.The common theme seems to be that all the evil men were drowned and the rightous few were saved by divine interaction.

Answer 5

I think i've heard about the connection before. I even had a chance to read the Epic of Gilgamesh, but I didn't. :tear: Maybe I should. Sounds like a good read.

Answer 6

Yes, I do. It's well known that in order to survive as a religion, Christians incorporated other histories, rights and rituals of other cultures and faith into their own. It made conversions to Christianity easier, because of the familiarity. I don't think it's about caring, I believe it's about knowledge. Christians need to know the truth of their religion.

Answer 7

most myths are either based or very close to the ones of the Sumerians, especially Greek myths. judging by the fact that the Romans were greatly influenced by the Greek culture, its possible that this myth may have been passed down and surly have adopted to the society..

Answer 8

I believe very few do, espeically since after the 21st century. to read other historical Biblical issues as this has alwys been limited to the Bible it self. To do otherwise means you may be excummunicated or considred backsliding.

Knowldge is an eye opener and at the same time can be the casue of destruction. maybe as in the garden of Eden.

Answer 9

Yes, it is a great literary work from Babylonia in the 7th century. And no, I really don't think most Christians (myself included) care about any connection.

Answer 10

I don't know how many exactly.... But count me in. (^_^) There's a lot of myths that parallel the Great Flood.