Compare And Contrast Atrahasis And Evan Almighty

First, who told who about the Flood and to construct an ark is a very important topic. In The Bible, God tells Noah that He is going to flood the earth for because of all the wickedness in men’s minds. He instructed Noah to build an ark that is four hundred fifty feet long, seventy five feet wide, and fort five feet high. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Ishtar was extremely enraged and she told her father, Anu, to deliver a deluge. Ea came to Utnapishtim and told him that a downpour was going to strike the earth and to construct a water-tight vessel. As you can probably see, these are two very different theories, but we know that The Bible is always accurate.

Almost every religion in the world has a story about the “Great Flood” which destroys the earth, and each teaches its followers a different story about this disaster. While the Babylonians have the story of Utnapishtim from the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Judeo Christians have Noah from the Bible. Both men save a few people and many animals. In these stories, Noah and Utnapishtim seem to have similar situations, but a further analysis shows how truly different the two stories are.

Another similarity seen between both of the myths is presentation of a selected family to survive the flood by receiving a warning. This group is responsible for the repopulation of the planet and salvation of the animals. For example, in The Voice, The Flood, and The Turtle, the voice states: “Now you have everything you need. Now you can live. Now you have children and form a new generation.” In the story of Genesis, God believes Noah and is family are the only ones who deserved to live because they did not act in the same fashion as their peers. Once the flood passes, God says: “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.” Genesis and

The BAIL stories effectively use symbolism upon the film. In both, the movie Evan Almighty and the Bible as in Literature stories, God has the power to do anything he wishes upon. For example, in the bible he created multiple people and things. In comparison, he could appear anywhere at anytime in the movie. If God wanted to destroy mankind, he had the great power to do so. During the story The Great Flood, god hoped that with the creation of the ark, there would be two of each kind, both men and women. Along, with 2 types of each animal, bird, bear, beast, etc. This symbolized the 2 of every animal appearing in the movie whenever Evan Baxter was in sight. Additionally, the number 614 appears frequently in the movie, referring to the Genesis

The Gods in the story of Gilgamesh caused the flood but also instructed Utnapishtim to build a boat. The god in the Genesis story caused the flood, but told Noah to build a boat. In both of the stories the God/Gods allow the hero's family to survive in the boat. The God/Gods in the two stories are superior compared to the hero's not being a physical being. The God/Gods in the stories are the same thing just based upon the belief of the writers of the stories.

Throughout the Genesis Flood, Atrahasis Flood and the Epic of Gilgamesh flood, there are many different ways to interpret the different views of The Flood. These different narratives in these stories have their own explanation on how this myth took place and the different beliefs that occurred during this flood. The way you portray each narrative is based on what exactly your beliefs are.

Although the stories are similar they are not identical. In Genesis God sent the Flood to destroy humankind because of man’s wickedness. Unlike The Gilgamesha where the reason was never said however the sender of the flood was a secret council of gods the idea was brought up by Enlil , the god of earth wind and air. God favored Noah because he was a righteous man therefore, he was chosen to build the ark that was three hundred cubits long, fifty cubit wide, and thirty cubits high, about three stories. Utnapishtim was chosen out of the cleverness of Ea, the god of wisdom and crafts. God came directly to Noah to tell him about the Flood where as Ea was swore to secrecy so “he repeated their plans to the reed fence” so he would no break the oath to the group. The boat Utnapishtim was directed to build was a rectangle shaped measuring one acre and about 6 stories high. When the floor came in Gilgamesh it was only rainwater however the Flood in Genesis was rain water as well as ground water. Both floods did indeed wipe out all of humankind but the did not last equal as long. After the flood Utnapishtim was gifted the gift of eternal life where as Noah was to multiply and have rule over the animals.

In both Gilgamesh and Noah and the Flood, man’s wickedness leads to death, destruction, and rebirth all caused by billions of gallons of water sweeping the earth’s surface. The flood in both stories destroys most of mankind. The floods represent rebirth and a new beginning for mankind, as well as the gods and God’s wrath. In Gilgamesh the gods decide to destroy mankind by flooding the earth for six days and nights. Utnapishtim is chosen to build a boat in order to restart mankind after the flood. In the Bible God also decides to flood the earth due to the increase in wickedness. God chooses Noah to build an ark and store seven pairs of every clean animal and two of every other kind of animal on it

For both stories a specific person was picked out to survive the flood by building an arc but the Gods went about it in different ways.

Legends of a great flood exist in the records of many cultures: the Middle East, Asia, South America. One Babylonian document in particular, “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” parallels the story of Noah and the flood. The Bible presents the flood as an act of God against rebellious people, not merely an accident of geography or climate. The churning waters described stand as a

Although water is necessary for people to survive, in some cases it can be deadly. Edwards uses the imagery of water to show how God is powerful and can use water to destroy. When Edwards is telling about the rage god is holding back he describes it as, “If God should only withdraw his hand from the floodgate, it would immediately fly open, and the fiery floods of the fierceness and wrath of God, would rush forth with inconceivable fury, and would come upon you with dominant power”(Edwards 2). Edwards preaches that god is all powerful and warns that God can destroy the whole world whenever he sees fit to do so. God has the whole word in his

In the Bible the reason God sent the flood was because he saw that there was a lot of sinful things in the world and he was upset. He saw that Noah and his family were the only ones that stayed true to want God wanted in his people. In the Epic of Gilgamesh the Gods and Goddesses saw that the people in the earth were evil and they decided that they wanted to completely restart the world and kill every human and animal. Ea went against the other Gods and told Utnapishtim in a dream to build a boat because he saw something in Utnapishim that was not in other people. In the Navajo flood story the Gods did not send the flood to kill the people or to restart the world. The flood happened in this story because the coyote stole the sea monsters baby, and the sea monster wanted his baby

Each translation of the flood is very much different. In the Anthology, it is not as straightforward about the flood happening. “ Upon you he shall shower down in abundance, he shall pour upon you a harvest of riches” (Foster, 144) , where one would have to read more to realize there is a flood about to happen, whereas in N.K. Sanders translation, it deliberately states “So the gods agree to exterminate mankind” (Sanders, 20) , which is more blunt about the extermination of mankind or the flood. The Anthology hints toward it by using words such as: pour, shower, and harvest, but it is not as deliberately obvious as Sanders translation. Also in the Epic where it talks about the building of the boat, Sanders version says “ Tear down your house, I say, and build a boat” , which obviously tells

The two great floods in both the Gilgamesh story and in the Hebrew Bible have many similarities and have many differences. In both stories the gods planned to destroy the Earth because they did not like the way that people were behaving and felt that they should be punished for their actions. Like the story of Noah in the Hebrew Bible, Utanapishtim was warned by a god that a great flood was coming and that he should build a boat to protect himself, his family and the animals (81). Both gods instructed the two men to build a boat in specific cubit measurements. After both floods they boats landed on the mountains and birds were used to find land. Although these two great flood stories have many similarities they also have a few differences. For instance, in the great flood in Genesis the length of the boat was 300 cubits, the width was 50 cubits and the height was 30 cubits. In Gilgamesh, the boat was ten dozen cubits in height and ten dozen cubits square (82). The two floods also did not last the same amount of time; the flood in Genesis lasted for 40 days and 40 nights whereas the flood in Gilgamesh only lasted for 6 days and 6 nights. The flood in Gilgamesh was not determined by just one God like in the story of Noah, but was determined by a group

Imagine your hometown, whether it would be Rimersburg or Sligo. Now, think about all the bad things that happen in your place and how much yourself and others sin. Could you Imagine what would happen if it were to be flooded? Within the two stories “Genesis” and “Gilglamesh” there is a flood sent to erase sin and wickedness, but like always there are some similarities, just as there are always differences as well.