In the Israeli text it reads, “Now the Earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and full of violence…” Another similarity would be that in both versions of the myth, the two humans were instructed by their gods to build a version of the ark, and then place animals on it. This is seen in the Sumerian text where it reads, “…but the god of wisdom, Ea, warned the good mortal Utnapishtim to build a boat to save himself.” Later in the passage, Utnapishtim puts on board “…the beasts of the field both wild and tame.”
In the time period, the world was full of polytheistic religions, like the Ancient Egyptian religion, and therefore the transition from henotheism to monotheism was extremely significant in history. The start of this transition can be seen in the story of Noah’s ark, especially in comparison to the flood from the Epic of Gilgamesh. These two stories are undeniably linked and share many similarities. An important difference between the two is that the Mesopotamian story contains many gods and the Biblical story only contains one God. Creation myths are essential to a religion because they give an explanation for the origins of the world, and usually revolve around certain deities.
There are many pieces of literature that describe the creation of the Universe. In the following paragraphs one will find that there will be two in particular we will be looking at. The first is The Iroquois Creation Story, and the second will be chapters 1-3 out of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. By the end of this essay hopefully one will be able to see most of the similarities and differences between the two works of literature. There are various similarities between the two works of literature, for example in the Bible in chapter 1 verse 1 of Genesis it states that “in the beginning God created the Heavens and Earth”.
In John 14:25 Jesus tells his disciples of the Holy Spirit and that he is a part of God in them. God gives us the Holy Spirit to help tell us the truth of God and the world. Without the Holy Spirit we would not be able to have the truth of life on our sides. In this I believe that Genesis 1-11 is historically accurate because of the genealogy, places, how the New Testament points to the Old Testament and how God can reveal to us. Genealogy is something that is really important in a historical sense.
The Monkey Garden is a significant place in Esperanza’s life. It is here that Esperanza finds herself trapped between the two worlds of child and adult, unsure about whether to stay childish or grow up. To the reader, it looks like Esperanza on the fence of an important decision that will change her life forever. Ironically, Cisneros's language in “The Monkey Garden” is similar to the language used in the Genesis. This similarity can be seen when both works describe the loss of innocence and both contain a tempter and tempted.
There are a variety of differences and similarities between Mesopotamia and Egypt River Valleys. Egypt has a very complex political organization, whereas Mesopotamia was more organized and had self-governing. Compared to women who lived in Mesopotamia, women in Egypt were more respected and had more rights. They received equal pay for doing the same jobs as men and didn 't have to work at home unlike Mesopotamia, where they had to be a housewife and take care of their children while the men worked outside. Women in Mesopotamia and Egypt were able to buy and own properties.
In Genesis 1:24-25, and Job 40:15-24: (Bible Gateway Passage) “24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” (Bible Gateway Passage) “15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.19
When we ask people about their thoughts on how the world was created, the first idea that comes to mind is the story of Genesis. Most people generally assume that there is only one account of creation, the account that portrays God as the sole creator since in the Genesis account he creates heaven, earth, man/woman, and other living things. However, Genesis is not the only face of creation because religious texts from different cultures tell us otherwise. In ancient near east religions, there are two creation myths that give their own different accounts. While some details of the Genesis account are similar to the Enuma Elish of Babylon and the Memphite Theology of Egypt, each account individually brings their own nationalistic pride and personal touch.
Hesiod’s account of creation, as outlined in the Theogony offers one of the most detailed and accepted theories of creation in the Greek culture. On the other hand, the Biblical account of creation, regarded as a Hebrew culture creation account, is to date one of the most widely acknowledged and accepted versions across various cultures seeking explanations for the origin of life and the earth. However, even though these creation accounts originate from two different cultures, they share some thought-provoking parallels in terms of their content and intentions, as well as some contrasts that make each of the creation accounts unique. Both Hesiod’s and the biblical creation accounts are similar in that they argue that prior to the beginning of creation events, the earth was merely a void that had no shape or form and this void was filled with darkness.
Similarly The Book of Genesisis the first book in the Bible. In the Book of Genesis from the Bible God created the human being: The lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life: and the man became the living being. (2; 7) Similarly in The Magician Nephew, Aslan the Lion is compared to the God-like being.
Recently, based on a tradition-historical criticism, scholars debated to disclose the origin of Gen 14:18-20. Although this approach is valuable, I would like to focus on how these verses were interpreted by our predecessors (or ancestors), who had a faithfulness and devotion to God’s word. In this regard, I will compare 11QMelch of Dead Sea scroll, which is originated in the late second or early first century B.C.E. and Hebrews 7 in the New Testament. Based on literary critical
To start things off, the Myth of Creation is the story in which Seth murders his older brother, Osiris, out of jealousy. Seth was jealous of Osiris because Osiris had the loyalty of all of the people of Egypt. Royal power is a struggle because it can cause hate, stress, and jealousy. This makes the myth interesting because most Egyptain myths are about how the gods worked together to defeat an enemy
In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the creation myths of Brahma, the Hindu Creator God, and The Ennead of Heliopolis of Ancient Egypt. I will be highlighting the following; how, according to these cultures, did the world begin, how did humans originate, are there any thematic similarities between the creation myths of these two cultures, what are the most striking differences and do they have any beliefs about how the world will end, or do they believe in some kind of cyclical renewal of creation. Brahma is the Hindu Creator god:
Not only do these shared themes point to an innate psychology present in all people in every culture, but perhaps even to a direct influence of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” on these holy texts. In the book of Genesis, the creation story of The Old Testament, God creates all things, the earth and the Heavens. He makes the animals and then finally mankind to watch over it all, as God says, “Let us make a human in our image...to hold sway over the fish...and all the crawling things that crawl upon this earth” (2. 1-4). Depending on the variation of the story, God either creates both Adam and Eve from soil, or Adam from soil and then Eve from his rib to be his companion.
The Babylonian, Enuma Elish, and the Hebrew author of Genesis (2.5-3) both contain figures characterized as tricksters. In both of these works, tricksters transform the world around them and are themselves transformed. The introduction of these troublesome characters in each work provides a mischievous twist and underlying meaning to every story. In the Enuma Elish, a God named Ea (god of cleverness), who is the son of Anu and father of Marduk, tricks Aspu (the primordial fresh water) and kills him. A similar character in the Genesis (2.5-3) is known as a serpent.
