I am curious abut the Epic of Gilgamesh, what are the details.?

Question

Is there any part of the bible that is original?

Answer 1

There may be some similarity to the Flood account but there are also dissimilarities. Many cultures have flood myths, not to mention other world destruction myths i.e by fire, ice etc, which could be used to say that we have a common "flood event" in our history.

This gives us a catch-22 position, if the Gilgamesh flood was not the biblical flood, then it's likely all the other, later, myths also are not the biblical flood. If it is the same, then "plagiarism" is a distinct possibility.

It is more likely that since most major civilizations developed on major rivers so flooding would be a major concern and would appear in their mythology.

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The description of a sea worth vessel from a time that was producing seaworthy vessels is not an indication of divine inspiration. In fact, that would tend to date the story to after the basics of sea travel was understood.

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Interestingly the Mayans appear to have no flood myth, perhaps this is because their civilization formed in an area without a major river? (Ok, so the major river is under ground, but it doesn't flood).

Answer 2

Actually no...its just conveniently supported by thousands of pieces of documentation, ancient texts, artifacts, ruins, and archaeological discovery...some people, get this..are stupid enough to actually believe that the Bible is the source for many of the worlds current ancient writings and folk lore...rather than the opposite...yeah, whack huh? You can google Gilgamesh or Wikipedia...but don't try to find a written document at any of the world history museums...just some chizzeled stones. However, it is interesting to note that the Noah account strangely gives the details of just how to build a sturdy, sea fairing vessel according to proper specs. Hmmm...tricky. Oh well, keep bashin' away..I'm sure eventually you'll come up with something concrete to refute the Bible's authenticity...after all peeps have been trying for how long now...gotta happen sometime. Love in Christ, ~J~

Answer 3

We could take the numerous accounts of a world-wide flood spread all over the world as overwhelming evidence that the flood actually did happen.

Or we could just turn a blind eye and say the bible stole it.

Of course that wouldn't explain how Noah's ark is actually seaworthy whereas the Gilgamesh one is not & how if you work out the dimensions Noah's ark would actually work!

I guess the bible authors took the story and improved on it huh?

Or the creator of the universe set the record straight on how it actually happened.

I guess how you see it depends on the prejudices that you come to the evidence with just like everything else, eh?

Answer 4

Steve C got it in one, with the Wiki site. Yes there are a lot similarities, and the Gilgamesh story , much better documented than Jana would have you believe, is older.

Answer 5

It actually predates the Bible about the great flood of Noah, so the suspicion that Moses might have borrowed the myth from that story when he wrote the Bible. Its actually a complex story with a few parts in common.

Answer 6

Youcan look up a summary of gilgamesh at
www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM

Answer 7

Well, the Smurfs pull Jokey out of the fire....

Answer 8

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM

Answer 9

not realy

http://www.geocities.com/stevenedw/true.html

Answer 10

http://www.magickalshadow.com/gilgamesh.html

http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320AncLit/chapters/02gilgam.htm

Here you go.