by jcollege on November 9th, 2008

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Was the book of geneses taken from other books; i.e The Epic of Gilgamesh?

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  • by Anon y mouse on November 14th, 2008

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    A lot of the old testament in particular is a collection of stories from various sources. The epic of Gilgamesh that you mention for example is the origin of the story of Noah's Ark.

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  • by LarryH54 on November 15th, 2008

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    Impossible to say. Moses, the purported author, had a Pharaoh's training in Egypt, but he also spoke directly with God on several occasions.

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  • by Dr Jones on November 15th, 2008

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    Yes, the creation story is based on the Mesopotamian Creation story, the Enuma Elish. In this, the Universe is created in six days and on the seventh, the Gods rest.

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  • by ConservativelyLiberal on November 14th, 2008

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    Yep. The bible is pretty much the worlds most popular plagerism.

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  • by canoeguide on July 21st, 2010

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    Portions bear strong resemblance (near parallelism) with other cultures' material. Joseph Campbell voluminously demonstrated these common themes are found in widely dispersed cultures and through widely varying time frames. Anyone practiced in biblical Hebrew can show you there are two (conflicting) accounts of "creation," there are two (conflicting) accounts of the Noah story, and two (conflicting) lists of 10 commandments. Other scriptological curiosities remain for the serious student.

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