The story of Genesis in the Holy Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh are both two ancient texts. Many scholars theorize that one text may be inspired by the other. They both are so similar that often it is easy to assume that the stories may have occurred around the same period of time. Throughout the first ten chapters of Genesis and the first eleven chapters of Gilgamesh there are uncanny similarities that are hard to dismiss. Two of the ones that stood out the most were the parallel in the roles of Eve in Genesis and Shamhat in Gilgamesh and the roles of the snakes in both stories. Eve and Shamhat have a similar place in leading to the downfall of man in both stories. Similarly, both of the serpents in the books can be blamed for the loss of
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However, they do not die after eating the fruit. In fact, Adam lives to be 930 years old. This is why it must be assumed that Adam and Eve were going to live forever, either physically or in spirit. After God discovers that they have eaten of the tree he curses them, saying to Adam: “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19). Eating the forbidden fruit made them mortal and from that day forward they began to age. God commands that all man will return to the dust from which they were made. The blame for the loss of immortality must be blamed on the serpent. The serpent indirectly stole immortality from Adam and Eve. If it had not been for this, Adam and Eve would have lived in the Garden of Eden eternally, and yet humanity never would have been created of the first two humans had been …show more content…
The fact that he felt lust is what separated him from the other animals in the wild. From this point on, Enkidu makes a staggering personality change, going from a naïve wild man to something like what Gilgamesh was before they met. His thirst for fame and his overachieving nature ultimately lead to his death. The sexual relations of Enkidu and Shamhat can be compared to the action of Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. In both cases, the actions of the female figure in the story leads to the downfall of man. Similarly, both women afflicted man knowing that there would be consequences to their actions. Shamhat enticed Enkidu simply because she was asked to by Gilgamesh and the
However, they do not die after eating the fruit. In fact, Adam lives to be 930 years old. This is why it must be assumed that Adam and Eve were going to live forever, either physically or in spirit. After God discovers that they have eaten of the tree he curses them, saying to Adam: “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19). Eating the forbidden fruit made them mortal and from that day forward they began to age. God commands that all man will return to the dust from which they were made. The blame for the loss of immortality must be blamed on the serpent. The serpent indirectly stole immortality from Adam and Eve. If it had not been for this, Adam and Eve would have lived in the Garden of Eden eternally, and yet humanity never would have been created of the first two humans had been …show more content…
The fact that he felt lust is what separated him from the other animals in the wild. From this point on, Enkidu makes a staggering personality change, going from a naïve wild man to something like what Gilgamesh was before they met. His thirst for fame and his overachieving nature ultimately lead to his death. The sexual relations of Enkidu and Shamhat can be compared to the action of Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. In both cases, the actions of the female figure in the story leads to the downfall of man. Similarly, both women afflicted man knowing that there would be consequences to their actions. Shamhat enticed Enkidu simply because she was asked to by Gilgamesh and the