2007-11-02 07:40:59 · 12 answers · asked by roses 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, I don't think so. The first true work of fiction was probably Don Quixote. In antiquity people had so little familiarity with writing that they probably could not conceive writing something that wasn't true on purpose. And that's what fiction is after all.
2007-11-02 07:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got it wrong, I'm afraid. Scholars usually write works of fact, while novelists usually write about fiction. The Epic of Gilgamesh is just one out of many works compiled that predates the Bible by a myriad of years. However I do agree with you that the Bible is fiction.
2007-11-02 14:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is far from being the first book of fiction, for it copies much from other nearby sources. The Sumerians had the earliest such novels, and the Babylonians and Assyrians copied them, not to mention Hittites and Akkadians. The Bible also copies from the Persians
2007-11-02 14:46:24 · answer #3 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't the first fiction book. There are several books that predate the Bible.
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2007-11-02 15:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were lots of fictional works that pre-date the Bible.
2007-11-02 14:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by Fred S - AM Cappo Di Tutti Capi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um. Ever heard of the Epic of Gilgamesh? It's older than the Bible and it is definitely fiction. The Bible isn't fiction.
2007-11-02 14:44:14 · answer #6 · answered by Blue Eyed Christian 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think the Epic of Gilgamesh has it beat. But it is a pretty old work of fiction.
2007-11-02 14:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Novelists write fiction, not scholars.
2007-11-02 14:44:28 · answer #8 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not the first, but yeah, fiction
2007-11-02 14:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I think the Epic of Gilgamesh probably was. But your attempt at humor was funny enough in itself.
2007-11-02 14:52:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋