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 tale of Noahs Ark, as told in the old testament, tells how idol punished the world because it had become corrupt. God accomplished this by flooding the world, and annihilating all the tools upon it, except for Noah and his family and a pair of each type of creature on the earth. Each decade, more insight is gained into the origin of the flood boloney. Based on the information available at the present time, one could argue that the story of Noahs Ark was based 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 far by the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a story that originated in the same 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 small details like the creatures used as scouts to the religious purpose of the flood itself. For example, some(prenominal) the flood stories start with the characters re...