Ruth
There are a few parallels between the Book of Ruth and the Book of Genesis. First of all, they both tell a history. This history was once an oral history that was based on social function. The telling of these stories kept alive the memory of the people that were in them and kept the main social unit; the family together.
Ruth is part of the larger literature narrative of the Old Testament. The Old Testament is a group of individual stories that together tell a larger story but do not rely on each other to create a formal story. Each story, has its own beginning and ending, where the conclusion often brings you back to the beginning of the story.
Both Ruth and Genesis tell a story of how God did nor did not work to continue
family lines. In Genesis, Tamar was left without a husband and her brother in law refused to fulfill his levirate duties and produce a child to carry on the family name. Tamar took matters into her own hands and tricked Judah; her father-in-law, into thinking she was a prostitute. She became pregnant with twins which is how the family line continued through her. In Ruth, we have three women who are now childless and husbandless. Naomi, the mother-in-law, lost her sons and her husband. She told both of her daughters-in-law to return to their families because she could not help them. Ruth refused and stayed with Naomi. When Naomi found a way for the family to be redeemed by Boaz. Boaz married Ruth and gave her a child to continue the family line. Both of these women were innocent of any wrong doing, but bad things happened to them. God allowed or helped them to continue the family line to the redeemer. If you put the story of Ruth beside the Story of Lot’s daughters you also see young women who are husbandless and childless that need to find a way to continue their family line. But unlike Ruth who put her faith in God and the wisdom and guidance of her mother-in-law, Lot’s daughters took it upon themselves to figure out how to conceive children. The daughters got their father drunk and had sex with him to continue their line. Ruth waited for guidance from God and her trusted family to figure out how to become blessed with a child and her place in the family line. Lot’s daughters took matters in their own hands. Ruth’s child was blessed and was the grandfather of David. They likely only acted upon ways that they had seen their father behave and truly felt that they must do this to save the human race. All four of these women did what they felt was necessary to continue their family line. Tamar tricked Judah into giving her what was owed her; a child. Lot’s daughters used their father’s wicked ways to trick him into impregnating them to continue their family line. Ruth acted with faith in her mother-in-law and her God and got what God had intended for her.
Throughout Ruth’s journey, after the death of her husband, she finds different ways to make a living for herself and her daughter. She does whatever she has to do for her daughters, even it means to leave the role of the “traditional” woman. Once she steps down as the role of the “traditional” woman, she looks for different jobs in order to support her children she cares about. Despite all of this, her own family still believes that she is incapable to take care of herself and her children. They put her down constantly by stating that she is much better
story. The account of Adam and Eve in Genesis 1-3 is extremely similar to the
Females in both texts, Gilgamesh and Genesis/Exodus, are not talked about very much at all and I think that in its self says a lot. When women are brought up they are either being used or doing something great. Even though they are only talked about a few times, when they actually are talked about it makes an impact on the story. Women are put into this story to make a difference to one of the other characters in the story.
Growing up, Ruth had a rough childhood growing up in a very strict jewish household. Her family was poor, her mother was physically handicapped, her father was verbally and physically abusive, and she faced prejudice and discrimination from her neighbors and classmates because she
Both the Theogony and the Creation in Genesis show nature as a blessing for humans but with negative affects, However the myths differ in the ways that the Earth and humans were created and how humans interact with the deities of the creation stories. These differences include how Gods treat humans and why the Gods/God created Earth. These stories are still being passed on in today’s world and are two of the most influential creation stories to have ever been written. The similarities and differences in the creation stories show that different cultures and religions throughout the world really aren’t that far off from each other.
and is reinforced in the story of Ruth. Though the story of Ruth appears in
The purpose of the creation story is not central to the Bible but serves as a prologue to the historical drama, which are the central concerns of the Bible. The narrative focus in the Bible is on the story that begins with Noah and is centered on the exodus from Egypt. The central event in the Bible is the creation of the covenant and the giving of laws and commandments. Although the creation of the world in Genesis I and the pronouncement of the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20 are two completely different accounts in the Bible, there lies a similar theme between them: God creates an orderly and hierarchical universe, both natural and moral.
...nt in both style and content. Where Genesis I portrays a creation in which an omnipotent God forms order from chaos and places mankind at the center of this new world, Genesis II delves deeper into the roles and origins of man and woman and their reason for existence. This juxtaposition of simple story and deeper meaning further illustrate the Hebrew culture's societal evolution and its conscious shift to a patriarchal system - a parallel transition from chaos to order.
A good number of people know the famous story of the Genesis flood, but do they know how it resembles to the Gilgamesh flood story? It is mind bending how the main stories are so alike. The main theme is the biggest similarity between the two. They also differ greatly in the smaller details in the events that take place. In both stories the number of days for events are different, but the same basic event takes place. Along with many other similarities and differences. The stories are very much the same, but when comparing the details within they are very different.
There are many strange similarities between ancient texts of different cultures. Within these narratives, there are different trappings, but many of the stories remain eerily similar across cultural boundaries; within The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament of the Bible, for instance, there are a number of different stories that are remarkably similar. The story of Gilgamesh and the plant of eternal life are very similar to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, perhaps the most similar of the stories contained within the Gilgamesh epic and the Old Testament of the Bible is the shared stories of a Flood. Even the Qu’ran, another ancient text from the same region shares a great flood story with Gilgamesh and the Old Testament, however, this discussion will focus on Gilgamesh and the Old Testament, and the various similarities and subtle differences between the texts.
Can religions and cultures be anything more than their history? Why do we have a concept of history in the first place? Obviously history exists, but like the human ability to conceive of the future, history seems to be a rare phenomenon tied with our ability for language and the telling of stories. What’s even more fascinating is the human ability to make up a history or to tell a story, such as a creation myth, that seeks to explain something that has not been witnessed by anyone and does not have any role in finding food or creating shelter. We do not have a physical need to know how the earth came to be or to know how it is that we came to be here. Still, creation stories exist in almost all human cultures and, amazingly, many share many of the same elements. The question is, why? Is it a coincidence that so many of them share the same elements? By looking at a comparison of two creation stories, we should be able to understand the meaning of these similarities better.
The book of Ruth, written around 10th century B.C., has an undetermined author, although many contribute authorship to Samuel. Ruth only includes four chapters; but, within the brief book there are many lessons that are, “…rich in examples of kindness, faith, and patience” (HCSB Study Bible, Ruth). Main personalities throughout the book include: Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz. Ruth, a gentile, proves that non-Jewish people have the ability to believe in the True God, “…Do not persuade me to leave you or go back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God” (The Holy Bible: HCSB Digital Text Edition, Ruth 1:16). Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi did
The Epic of Gilgamesh has many similarities to the Bible, especially in Genesis and it’s not just that the both begin with the letter “g”’! One major similarity being the flood story that is told in both works. The two stories are very similar but also very different. Another being the use of serpents in both works and how they represent the same thing. A third similarity being the power of God or gods and the influence they have on the people of the stories. Within these similarities there are also differences that need to be pointed out as well.
The ancient reading, “The Epic of Creation/Enuma Elish” and the beginning of the Holy Bible Old Testament, Genesis are two distinct passages that share many different qualities. Ranging from how the universe was ever created, to the origin of power and rule over others, both stories reveal persistence, strength, and honor. Genesis 1:1-2:4, Genesis 2:4-3:34 from the Holy Bible, and “The Epic of Creation”, have similar beginnings that determine the endings of both stories.
In the Bible and Greek Mythology both were the believe of us to God(s). In biblical stories, christians believe that the lord God created the world; he created birds, animals, and humans. Similarly, in Greek mythology, Zeus and his forces established the mount olympus to be there Eden, and he ordered to create all alive things in earth, even though he doesn’t want mortals, but the mortals still appears. Therefore, Biblical stories and Greek mythology have many similarities, both have the stories of the creation of human. In particular, the three examples that have the closest similarities are The Creation of woman, How god's punish those who don’t worship them and reward those who worship them. and The Kingdom of God.