HIST 3370 Lecture 2: Discussion 2 - The Great Flood
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Many versions of the great flood story abound in different cultures around the world. For instance, the chinese, the greeks, and other cultures have their own versions of the story. Chaldaean and hebrew versions of the great flood tale are quite popular. While both versions are very similar, there are also some significant differences. There are many similarities between the chaldaean and hebrew versions of the great flood. For example, the future is foretold to gilgamesh by a god, pernapishtirn. Jehovah, foretells the event of a flood to noah. Both men are instructed to build a boat that is stocked with all the available living animals. In addition, both the chaldaean gods and the one god of the hebrews, jehovah, destroy those who are not deemed worthy with the waters of the flood. Also, when the deluge ends, both noah and gilgamesh send out birds to determine whether the flood waters had receded.
