james bond
Well-Known Member
It's been long believed that one story is true while the other is myth. The Epic of Gilgamesh is myth because the Pharoahs came after Noah's time, and it's contents are not testable.
Yet, the flood myth persists because the oldest know recording of a global flood is the Bablylonian Epic of Gilgamesh story from 18th century BC. This is before Moses' writings about Noah. However, it only confirms that the EoG tablet was written earlier. Not that it's contents are original or correct.
The many flood myths are re-tellings of the real event that have been distorted through centuries of passing down information. The earliest records of the event date back two millennia before Jesus was born. There are over 200 myths from all over the world about a major flood. If a worldwide flood never happened, then why are there so many stories about it?
The Epic of Gilgamesh, a 12-tablet poem, is the most-cited myth people use to discredit the biblical account of Noah. The style is of an epic poem, and most of it has nothing to do with a flood, containing couplets and phrases that seem to point to recited fiction. It was created to honor the Pharoahs of the time.
Aside from that, the Gilgamesh boat is cube-shaped, which would be deadly for its occupants in rough seas. Only seven days were given for building it as well as to gather all the animals. Also, only seven days of rainfall covered the earth, and fickle gods destroy mankind but later give immortality to another.
The Biblical account is testable. Today, we have the Ark Encounter and Jonah's Ark. They weren't built to be falsifiable, but to honor God, Moses and Noah. One can equate it to what NASA scientists believe in colonizing Mars because the Earth is doomed, probably due to global warming. They are trying build a ship to reach Mars and test their theory out that it can be achieved. Whether their theory actually happens and becomes falsifiable is yet to be seen.
Yet, the flood myth persists because the oldest know recording of a global flood is the Bablylonian Epic of Gilgamesh story from 18th century BC. This is before Moses' writings about Noah. However, it only confirms that the EoG tablet was written earlier. Not that it's contents are original or correct.
The many flood myths are re-tellings of the real event that have been distorted through centuries of passing down information. The earliest records of the event date back two millennia before Jesus was born. There are over 200 myths from all over the world about a major flood. If a worldwide flood never happened, then why are there so many stories about it?
The Epic of Gilgamesh, a 12-tablet poem, is the most-cited myth people use to discredit the biblical account of Noah. The style is of an epic poem, and most of it has nothing to do with a flood, containing couplets and phrases that seem to point to recited fiction. It was created to honor the Pharoahs of the time.
Aside from that, the Gilgamesh boat is cube-shaped, which would be deadly for its occupants in rough seas. Only seven days were given for building it as well as to gather all the animals. Also, only seven days of rainfall covered the earth, and fickle gods destroy mankind but later give immortality to another.
The Biblical account is testable. Today, we have the Ark Encounter and Jonah's Ark. They weren't built to be falsifiable, but to honor God, Moses and Noah. One can equate it to what NASA scientists believe in colonizing Mars because the Earth is doomed, probably due to global warming. They are trying build a ship to reach Mars and test their theory out that it can be achieved. Whether their theory actually happens and becomes falsifiable is yet to be seen.
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