Seeing as Abraham was one of the first to believe in one God, and the story of Noah came welll before that which of the Mesopotaminan gods told Noah to build the ark. Also for a bonus are the story of Noah and the Gilgamesh flood myth the same story?
2007-05-13 10:03:39 · 9 answers · asked by timothy_bledsoe 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ea told Utnapishtim , not Noah of the coming flood about 1900 bc.
Mesopatanian Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet 11
At this point, Gilgamesh realizes that he is talking to Utnapishtim, the Far-Away; he hadn't expected an immortal human to be ordinary and aged. He asks Utnapishtim how he received immortality, and Utnapishtim tells him the great secret hidden from humans: In the time before the Flood, there was a city, Shuruppak, on the banks of the Euphrates. There, the counsel of the gods held a secret meeting; they all resolved to destroy the world in a great flood. All the gods were under oath not to reveal this secret to any living thing, but Ea (one of the gods that created humanity) came to Utnapishtim's house and told the secret to the walls of Utnapishtim's house, thus not technically violating his oath to the rest of the gods. He advised the walls of Utnapishtim's house to build a great boat, its length as great as its breadth, to cover the boat, and to bring all living things into the boat. Utnapishtim gets straight to work and finishes the great boat by the new year. Utnapishtim then loads the boat with gold, silver, and all the living things of the earth, and launches the boat. Ea orders him into the boat and commands him to close the door behind him. The black clouds arrive, with the thunder god Adad rumbling within them; the earth splits like an earthenware pot, and all the light turns to darkness. The Flood is so great that even the gods are frightened:
Have a pleasant day.
2007-05-13 12:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Monotheism is not the same as God. It is simply an established religion believing in one God. Noah was the only one of his generation that believed in the Lord, so yes, Abraham probably was the father of Monotheism (you're probably getting this from the term, 'Abrahamic faiths,' which groups together all of the major monotheistic faiths; all of which, surprisingly, believe in the God of Abraham, just differ on other points. Hmmm, I wonder what that might hint at? That there was something to this 'God of Abraham'?).
Bonus question: Absolutely! Isn't it obvious that a lot of flood myths formed all around the world, and that many of them reflect the true story, some even including the Ark?
2007-05-13 10:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by Free Ranger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
flood stories go back to the beginnings of human civilization...the 'Noah" version is just the latest...and not very good. the script girl was sick that day and the continuity is all screwed up.
ie. - if Abraham is the first to hear the word of the one true god , then yeah , who is Noah talking to ?
That's a problem with scriptural belief systems...
nothing is truely original....all these stories deal with the human condition , and belive it or not , it hasn't changed that much.
the stories just need a little updating from time to time.
Grab a copy of anything by Joseph Campbell.
he covers it beautifully.
2007-05-13 10:15:25 · answer #3 · answered by misterchickie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good point. Also, Abraham and Noah came before Moses, which is where Monotheism actually enters the picture.
Now, Moses is fictional. but it does show that the scribes who pieced the book of Genesis together were instructed to retrofit it with monotheism.
And yes, Noah, the Garden of Eden, the Tower of Babel and everything before Abraham is pure Mesopotamian myth.
Abraham may also be. I may have to look into that.
2007-05-13 10:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
But Noah is not mesopotamian ! Through him humanity was recreated after the flood...other humanities(hominds) perished. Only his lineage was destined to inherit the earth with special bond to God
2014-09-24 17:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Ali Qleibo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Burt. Burt told Noah to build the ark. Burt invented the 'cubit'.
Bonus: Yes. In fact, Noah and Gilgamesh are the same person with the same name, but the 'g', 'i', 'l', 'g', 'm', 'e' and 's' are silent and you add an 'n' and a 'o'.
2007-05-13 10:10:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah God told him to build the ard. I do not know where you get Messapotamian gods from in this account.
2007-05-13 10:07:44 · answer #7 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God told him .
2007-05-13 10:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by liloofar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont trick the christians! so mean yet still amusing
2007-05-13 10:08:07 · answer #9 · answered by Euro 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋