Similarities Between The Epic Of Gilgamesh And The Bible

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The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Bible Theme Essay


"God rewards the faithful who, amid their circumstances continued to believe in His wisdom, mercy and power," anonymous. Many people believe in a higher power, sometimes envisioned as a
god. A god is defined as a "supreme being" or a "source of all moral authority" by www.google.com, and this is seen in many literary works throughout different cultures and history. In The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Bible there is a common theme that God or the gods are all powerful and merciful.
In The Epic of Gilgamesh Enil, the chief god, and Ea, the god of sweet waters, show a theme that the gods are all powerful but also can show mercy. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in Ancient Mesopotamia, a polytheistic …show more content…

The story of The Great Flood in the bible was written thousands of years after The Epic of Gilgamesh was written by the Ancient Hebrews, the first monotheistic society. One example that shows God is almighty is "the LORD was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the LORD said, 'I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created...the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights...And all flesh died that moved across the earth." This detail shows just how powerful God is, He decided that humans did not deserve to live anymore and he sent rain and floods to the Earth for forty days and forty nights and kills everything that moved on the Earth. The mood of this story is serious and absolute, there is no changing what God decides, and he decided that humans shouldn't live. An example that shows Gods' mercy is "But Noah found favor in the sight of the LORD... And God said to Noah 'I have determined to make an end of all flesh... God remembered Noah... And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided." The Bible characterizes Noah as a good person who has integrity and listens to all that God says. Because of this God is compassionate towards Noah and his family warning them of the flood and telling him to build a boat. God's mercy also shows when he remembers Noah and doesn't leave the Earth covered

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