The Relationship Between The Biblical Flood and The Epic of Gilgamesh.
The great flood is best known for its appearance in Biblical scripture, but it is actually mentioned in several different stories throughout history, and one of the best known of these alternative takes on the tale of the deluge comes from the Epic of Gilgamesh (TS). In it, Gilgamesh finds himself as the lone survivor of a great flood, in a similar fashion to Noah (CD). They both survive due to divine intervention, though Noah was saved for his righteousness, while Gilgamesh was saved for less obvious reasons (CM). Gilgamesh was also given assistance in the construction of his ship by the Gods, while Noah was basically just given instructions and left to his own devices (CM). As stated, they both built ships in order to survive the flood (CD). Noah’s Ark was a massive ship, built to hold two of every …show more content…
The biblical flood was brought on by a great deluge, along with water springing up from the ground, while Gilgamesh’s flood began simply from rain (CD). Rain alone would not be enough to flood the Earth, so in regards to realism the biblical account has a leg up on the Epic (CM). However, a wooden boat could not possibly survive the events described in the biblical flood, unless there was some form of divine intervention, which there very well could have been in the Bible, though only the Epic of Gilgamesh directly references the acts of the Gods in creating the ship (CM). The ships managed to act as housing for both the animals and humans inside for the duration of the flood (CD). One certainly had it rougher though, as Gilgamesh only spent about a week in the ship, while Noah had to spend almost a year in the Ark (CM). However, Gilgamesh wasn't allowed to sleep while on the ship, which while it may not be as bad is certainly difficult
The great flood is best known for its appearance in Biblical scripture, but it is actually mentioned in several different stories throughout history, and one of the best known of these alternative takes on the tale of the deluge comes from the Epic of Gilgamesh (TS). In it, Gilgamesh finds himself as the lone survivor of a great flood, in a similar fashion to Noah (CD). They both survive due to divine intervention, though Noah was saved for his righteousness, while Gilgamesh was saved for less obvious reasons (CM). Gilgamesh was also given assistance in the construction of his ship by the Gods, while Noah was basically just given instructions and left to his own devices (CM). As stated, they both built ships in order to survive the flood (CD). Noah’s Ark was a massive ship, built to hold two of every …show more content…
The biblical flood was brought on by a great deluge, along with water springing up from the ground, while Gilgamesh’s flood began simply from rain (CD). Rain alone would not be enough to flood the Earth, so in regards to realism the biblical account has a leg up on the Epic (CM). However, a wooden boat could not possibly survive the events described in the biblical flood, unless there was some form of divine intervention, which there very well could have been in the Bible, though only the Epic of Gilgamesh directly references the acts of the Gods in creating the ship (CM). The ships managed to act as housing for both the animals and humans inside for the duration of the flood (CD). One certainly had it rougher though, as Gilgamesh only spent about a week in the ship, while Noah had to spend almost a year in the Ark (CM). However, Gilgamesh wasn't allowed to sleep while on the ship, which while it may not be as bad is certainly difficult