Critical Analysis
Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible Stories Closely Related
The Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh have several similarities. I will discuss the similarities of the Flood story, the serpent and the idea of losing immorality.
In the epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is searching for a man named Utnapishtim and his secrets of life and death. When Gilgamesh is brought to Utnapishtim, he tells a flood story to Gilgamesh, a story that has only happened once so far and that will never happen again. Utnapishtim explained to Gilgamesh that the gods were angry with mankind because of all the noise they were making. They decided to destroy all of mankind by creating a flood. But Utnapishtim and his wife were chosen by the gods to survive the flood. They were told to build an ark and load it with animals. They followed the god's instructions and because they did, they not only survived the flood but also were granted immortality. This story is very similar to that of the......
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