Comparison Between Noah And Gilgamesh
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In two different stories it has been depicted that two men have had their lives spared by God. Several questions are asked to find out why. Why save anyone? Why not just kill of all men instead of sparing two distinct but similar men for the same kind? There are several stories that depict earthly destruction and the destruction of the human race. However, the story of the Noah and the flood is important to millions of Christians and Jews across the world and Gilgamesh is an epic story that has survived centuries. These two stories are similar in structure and can be analyzed in nature and character.
For example, in the biblical story of Noah and the flood, God decided to destroy the evilness of the world by causing worldwide destruction. It was stated in Genesis 6-9 (the Flood0 as so by these quotes. "And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the Earth, and...