“I used to believe in the Bible until I found the Epic of Gilgamesh and his story of the flood. I realized that the Bible is only a copy of other religions.” Have you heard this objection to believing in the Bible? Some find the similarity of some ancient stories to some Biblical accounts convincing proof of Biblical non-originality. Commonly people simply read about the ancient texts in some work which is attempting to discredit the Bible. Actually reading the ancient texts (translated of course) would be helpful. There is a world of difference in the non-Biblical accounts and those found in the Bible. Non-Biblical account are filled with egotistical fantasy. There is no replacement for reading something yourself.
Why would we be surprised to find common references to ancient happening across cultural lines. Great Flood accounts exist in most if not all cultures. Would this not validate the flood? Would it not lean more toward a validation of the Bible than toward invalidation? So it is with other similarities.
Gilgamesh is no mystery to students of Scripture. Biblically his reference is Nimrod. Dr. David Livingston has a good article entitled “Who Was Nimrod.” Possibly the grave of Gilgamesh has bee found. No one says if anyone was home.
Actually reading the documents people compare to the Bible is always eye opening. So it is with the Koran and all the rest.
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