He had the same story as Noah, except his came before the Bible in the Epic of Gilgamesh. What's going on there?
2007-01-08 16:18:27 · 4 answers · asked by Atlas 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This very old legend is somewhat similar to the Biblical account of the Flood. However, it lacks the graphic details and simplicity of the Bible account
and it does not give reasonable dimensions for the ark nor supply the time period indicated in the Scriptures. For instance, the Epic of Gilgamesh said that the storm lasted six days and six nights, whereas the Bible says that “the downpour upon the earth went on for forty days and forty nights”—a continuing heavy rain that finally covered the entire globe with water.—Genesis 7:12.
Though the Bible mentions eight Flood survivors, in Greek legend only Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, survived. (2 Peter 2:5) According to this legend, before the Flood the earth was inhabited by violent individuals called the men of bronze. The god Zeus decided to destroy them with a great flood and told Deucalion to build a large chest and get into it. When the flood subsided, the chest came to rest on Mount Parnassus. Deucalion and Pyrrha descended from the mountain and started mankind again.
2007-01-08 16:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by dfg q 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God told Moses what to right. Genesis was spoken by God to Moses to write down. that might be why Gilgamesh is older, but still proves that there was a flood giving more credibility to the Bible
2007-01-08 16:21:55 · answer #2 · answered by Bob B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like Noah to me. Something in the translation.
2007-01-08 16:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by Steve S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't expect them to admit to having stolen stories do you?
2007-01-08 16:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋