tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760040054708643745.post6724392528214676916..comments2023-07-04T06:33:39.347-05:00Comments on Married to the Masala: Adam, Eve, Snakes, SumeriaHMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760040054708643745.post-68000179634389092862009-06-27T12:22:58.837-05:002009-06-27T12:22:58.837-05:00It is just the other way around: the Bible is the ...It is just the other way around: the Bible is the basis for all the myths around the world concerning the creation of earth!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760040054708643745.post-21055970000065563102009-03-29T18:11:00.000-05:002009-03-29T18:11:00.000-05:00Actually, most non-crazy, non-fundy biblical schol...Actually, most non-crazy, non-fundy biblical scholars recognize that Sumerian myths are the basis for many of the myths in the Hebrew Bible.<BR/><BR/>Another snake is in the Epic of Gilgamesh - it steals and eats the plant of eternal life from Gilgamesh while he's swimming & before he's had a chance to eat the plant.<BR/><BR/>Also, for an obvious parallel between the Hebrew Bible & Sumerian myths, see the story of Utanaphishtim, also in the Epic of Gilgamesh. It's a flood story that, when it was translated and revealed during the Victorian era, completely upended centuries of Bible criticism and thought. <BR/><BR/>For more info, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utanapishtim and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh_flood_myth. For books, I'd take a look at Samuel Noah Kramer's History Begins at Sumer, which is endlessly fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com