The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels (Phoenix Books)

by Alexander Heidel

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Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Genesis, Heidel interprets the famous Gilgamesh Epic and other related Babylonian and Assyrian documents. He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to show more determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew and Mesopotamian ideas. show less

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Translating the oldest piece of literature known in the world, Heidel analyses its subject and compares it with other ancient near-eastern literature, such as the story of Noah and the Flood. This is worth reading if only to know that you have read one of the oldest human stories.

Feb 22, 2024