When two books go hand in hand, it is clearly not a mistake. The books, The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Bible (more specifically the Book of Genesis) evidently represent each other. In both books, the divine figure had a specific purpose to initiate the flood and who they wanted to be the book's’ “hero.” In reference to the Book of Genesis, the divine and humanity develop a tenacious relationship subsequent to the flood due to the divine realizing it was a mistake.
Earth was created in the eyes of God with no evil or violence. After God saw what he had done, he decided that he no longer wanted that form of evil roaming his earth. “The Lord saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart …show more content…
In The Bible, God calls to Noah and tell hims to build a boat and take animals and his family so that they can one day populate the earth again. God tells Noah that he “will establish a covenant” (Gen. 6.18) and then proceeds to guide him with instructions. “Make yourself an ark of gopher wood;” (Gen. 6.14). “Come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark,” (Gen. 8.18-19). In contrast, in Gilgamesh , it consisted of two heros: Ea and Utnapishtim. Ea and Utnapishtim work hand in hand because Ea is the one that told Utnaposhtim about the flood in order to save humanity. “Abandon your house and build a boat instead. Seek life instead of riches, save yourself.” (Ferry 66) “ Take with you, on the boat you build, an instance of each living thing” (Ferry 66). Ea is also a hero because he tries to teach Enlil that next time he wants to punish someone, that it must be the person that did the crime himself. (Ferry 74). The character of the hero’s between the two books are genuinely similar because they both have good intentions and just want to do what is morally
Earth was created in the eyes of God with no evil or violence. After God saw what he had done, he decided that he no longer wanted that form of evil roaming his earth. “The Lord saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart …show more content…
In The Bible, God calls to Noah and tell hims to build a boat and take animals and his family so that they can one day populate the earth again. God tells Noah that he “will establish a covenant” (Gen. 6.18) and then proceeds to guide him with instructions. “Make yourself an ark of gopher wood;” (Gen. 6.14). “Come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark,” (Gen. 8.18-19). In contrast, in Gilgamesh , it consisted of two heros: Ea and Utnapishtim. Ea and Utnapishtim work hand in hand because Ea is the one that told Utnaposhtim about the flood in order to save humanity. “Abandon your house and build a boat instead. Seek life instead of riches, save yourself.” (Ferry 66) “ Take with you, on the boat you build, an instance of each living thing” (Ferry 66). Ea is also a hero because he tries to teach Enlil that next time he wants to punish someone, that it must be the person that did the crime himself. (Ferry 74). The character of the hero’s between the two books are genuinely similar because they both have good intentions and just want to do what is morally