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

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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


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