Antediluvian Essays

The story of the flood is one of the myths known to many across cultures and religions, and to this day people have been fascinated by the story of this flood, which destroyed entire civilizations and left only a select few to rebuild the world. Among the most famous, "Genesis 6-9" (Noah and the Flood), "The Epic of Gilgamesh" (Tablet XI), and the Babylonian flood myth of "Atrahasis" are the objects of this comparative analysis. Despite their different origins and time series, these stories share

By the Waters of Babylon Vs. World War Z  "By the Waters of Babylon" by Stephen Vincent Benet, and "World War Z" by Max Brooks are both different depictions of the future, but when you look closely they do share some similarities. Both are about a hero surviving in what has plagued their world, and going on a journey of self-discovery. They both have enemies to overcome and secrets to find.  "By the Waters of Babylon" and "World War Z" Both take place in different eras of civilization. These stories

Legends have surfaced in hundreds of cultures throughout the world that tell of a huge, catastrophic flood that destroyed most of man kind and was survived only by a few individuals and animals. Although most historians that have studied this matter, estimate these legends number in the two hundreds, other subject matter experts claim the number to be as great as five hundred accounts of the flood through out the world. There have been approximately two hundred flood myths found in the world. The

The Genesis Flood and the Gilgamesh Flood The Christians have been studying Gilgamesh and looking at the Flood ever since they discovered it in the mid-nineteenth century. The rest of the story the Christians really disregard because they only tear apart its version of the Flood. It is very interesting to compare and contrast the two since I am from the Christian faith. If you look at the reasons the flood occurred in the Christian faith and in Gilgamesh, you will find things significantly similar

Assessing The Similarities of Ancient Flood Stories The story of a great flood is a classic archetype that occurs throughout various cultures and religions. Whilst many are comparable, few are so closely related and frequently scrutinized as “The Great Flood” of The Bible and the flood story occurring within the text of The Epic Of Gilgamesh. While there are a myriad of similarities that aliken the two texts to each other, there are also several differences that provide a stark contrast between

Legends began to surface in hundreds of cultures throughout the world that tell of a colossal, catastrophic flood that destroyed a majority of mankind. According to these legends, only few individuals and animals survived. Although a majority of historians that previously studied this matter, estimate these legends number in the two hundreds, other subject matter experts claim the more accurate number is closer to five hundred accounts of the flood throughout the world. Approximately two hundred

The Genesis flood narrative is a well-known story even for people who are not Christians. However, there was another version of flood story described in the ancient literature, and it was 1000 years earlier than the biblical version. Although they developed some similar plots, there were so many differences in the details, especially the characteristics of the “hero” and the gods. The earlier version was from the Epic of Gilgamesh, which was originated in about 2000 B.C in Mesopotamia. It characterized

Every society has great stories that are told generation after generation some of which may be difficult to fathom. There are some stories that persist over time no matter the civilization. One example is the great flood. The flood depicted in Stephen Mitchell’s version of “Gilgamesh” bears a striking resemblance to the flood described in the Hebrew Scriptures while also having differences. It has been said that because the story of Gilgamesh came approximately six hundred years before the story

The Israelites are far from being the sole creators in telling the flood that covered the entire earth. Every culture has a version of the great flood. There are many parallels between the different stories. Each culture influenced its flood story. This paper will do a comparison of three of these stories. This paper will parallel the Gilgamesh epic, the Greek tale of the Deucalion Flood, and the Torah flood stories. First, the flood in the Torah will be used as a reference in comparing other

Flood Essay Introduction Killing an estimated 1,833 people, Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes to ever hit the United States. The flooding alone caused massive devastation and destruction. Millions of people lost their homes and all their possessions. This flood was horrific, but imagine a flood so great that it destroyed all of humanity. This great flood occurs in the stories of Noah, Utnapishtim, and Deucalion. The flood stories from Noah and the Flood, the Epic of Gilgamesh

In Genesis 5-8 and on Tablet XI in the Epic of Gilgamesh, there are stories of a flood that destroys the entirety of humanity, caused by God or gods who were displeased with the corruption and wickedness of mankind. While these stories may seem to very similar from a far, a closer look shows some differences. These differences can be used to show the cultural and religious discrepancies between the two time periods and places where these stories are written. The Epic of Gilgamesh helps to highlight

The book Noah’s Flood. The New Scientific Discoveries about the Event that Changed History Ryan,W. & Pitman, W. (1998) talks about a possible cause of the historic flood that sparked many myths, including the famous Noah’s flood story. Their hypothesis is the flood story was caused by overflowing of the mediterranean sea basin and an over exaggeration of the story. They purpose that it is possible that people may have been living by the sea and when the flood occurred the people living by

Many people find themselves doubting the happenings of a world-wide flood. There is a significant amount of data and analysis to support and prove the occurrences of the worldwide flood accounted for in Genesis 6 through 9 that Noah and his family experienced. There are many who believe that there was a flood as accounted in Genesis but that it was not the span of all the continents. An analysis of six major geological evidences reveals that the flood recorded in the Bible, involving Noah, actually

From the ancient Near East there are three Mesopotamian flood myths and one Judaic flood story. The oldest is the Eridu Genesis, shown a the left and written in 2300BC, then the Epic of Gilgamesh, pictured in the middle and dated to 2150BC, next is the Epic of Atrahasis, on the right and written around 1650BC, and then the Old Testament, written between 538 to 330BC. All four accounts of the flood begin the same way as result of the overpopulation of mankind or mankind is too noisy, mankind is to

The story of God choosing one man and his family to survive a flood that was to annihilate the rest of humanity is a story that is fairly well known. The plotline of this story always includes humanity doing something that God deems wrong and thus deciding that the population of the world must be restarted. As we learned, two large examples of this story take place in The Epic of Gilgamesh and in The Flood Story from the Bible. This leads to the question of whether the floods endured by Gilgamesh

Destruction is part of every kind of flood story. No matter if it’s literary or current events. In Gilgamesh the city of Uruk was wiped out caused by a flood , in Genesis, God blotted out all existence on earth, in current events in Louisiana and Iowa destruction is wiping out homes, business , and leaving some dead. Now I’m going to give you some background knowledge on these stories. During The Epic of Gilgamesh the story starts by introducing the deeds of the great hero Gilgamesh. He was an oppressive

There are two stories we read throughout the semester that have significant similarities when it comes to the plot of a god or gods telling one man to build a boat to escape incoming disaster. These two stories are the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. One was written before the other, one is the basis for a whole belief of religion, and one is a story written for pure entertainment. There are some distinct differences between the stories, however, it is the similarities

1) I choose to read Berossus, this is another version of the flood story which is similar to the flood story found in The Bible. 2) The flood story in Berossus and the flood story found in The Bible are similar because they both built boats and housed family, food and wild animals (including birds) on them during the great flood. Another similarity in both stories was after the waters start to resend they both send birds out to scope the land, if they came back than there was still water on the

Flood stories have been a common thread in many religions across the globe. A biblical story we are most familiar with in our culture is the story of Noah’s Ark and how the Earth was rebuild after the big flood and why the big blood? Before the flood has happened God created cattle, birds, beast, fish in the water and every living thing that moves so therefore it can be fruitful and multiply the earth and fill the waters in the seas. God also planted trees, fruits, and grew vegetables in earth. Then

Although flood myths are found around the world, each one differs slightly. In the story of Noah’s Ark, God is angry that the Sons of God and human women bore children, creating the race of giants. Following this, God instructs Noah to build the Ark to save his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, along with animals, to repopulate the earth. Then, God sends torrential rain for forty days and forty nights, covering the highest peaks with more than twenty feet of water. The water, eventually, recedes