Biblical Flood Myth of Genesis and the Flood Myth of the Epic of Gilgam

The Flood of the Bible and the Flood of Gilgamesh The figment of Noahs Ark, as told in the old testament, tells how god punished the world because it had become corrupt. God accomplished this by pig outing the world, and annihilating all the creatures upon it, except for Noah and his family and a pair of each type of creature on the earth. Each decade, much insight is gained into the origin of the flood story. Based on the information ready(prenominal) at the present time, one could argue that the story of Noahs Ark was establish on the Epic of Gilgamesh. The story of Noahs Ark was first written as part of the old testament by the Jewish people. However, it is predated by furthermost by the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a story that originated in the aforesaid(prenominal) area that holds many striking similarities to the tale of Noahs Ark. Though the story was modified to accommodate new characters, many properties of the story are similar, from weakened details like the creatures used as scouts to the religious purpose of the flood itself. For example, both the flood stories start with the characters re...