The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament : parallels beyond the Deluge

dc.contributor.author	De Villiers, Gerda
dc.date.accessioned	2007-09-13T07:55:43Z
dc.date.available	2007-09-13T07:55:43Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.description.abstract	This article examines several parallels between the Gilgamesh Epic and the Old Testament. Due to the limited space for articles and due to familiarity with the material, comparisons between the Babylonian account of the Deluge and the Flood narrative in Genesis 6-9 are omitted. Instead, the focus is on less obvious parallels not necessarily stressing the resemblance between two narratives but rather illuminating a worldview that the Old Testament shares with the rest of the Ancient Near East.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	De Villiers, G 2006, 'The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament : parallels beyond the Deluge', Old Testament Essays, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 26-34. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.html]	en
dc.identifier.issn	1010-9919
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/3480
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en
dc.rights	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Gilgamesh	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- O.T. -- Antiquities	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- Extra-canonical parallels	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Middle Eastern literature -- Relation to the Old Testament	en
dc.title	The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament : parallels beyond the Deluge	en
dc.type	Article	en