In this essay I hope to explain how the two texts, the Epic of Gilgamesh Flood account and the Genesis Flood account, relate to one another and how a reader can draw conclusions about the trustworthiness of the Bible. ... I) and in the Bible there is no mention of bringing an anchor at all. ... The Bible says in Genesis that " God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted ways." (6:11-12). In the Epic of Gilgamesh there is not really a reason why the god Enlil decides to flood the earth, in fact other god and goddess tell him "how dare you drown so man...

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The story of creation is a look into the reasoning and the way in which God created the earth and everything upon it. While reading the early parts of the book of Genesis, each step that was taken by God in creating the earth is explained. The story of creation answers some of the questions that a...

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When in reality, the bible says in Genesis 2:16-17, "But the Lord God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden-- except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ... On the contrary, the Bible says, "Then the Lord God said, 'It is not right for man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him'"" (Genesis 2:18). ... However, in the bible its states, "So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it, too"" (Genesis 3:6). ...

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The Bible is telling stories about 40,000 B.C.E. The Bible starts its story of Genesis, which can be defined as "in the beginning of everything". ... Christians who only read the Bible would be very surprised about the fact that the characters are similar to those in the Koran. Muslims who read the Bible would be also really surprised about the fact the stories about characters are similar. ... The main idea of the Bible and the Koran is the fact that if you believe you will get forgiveness for your sins. ...

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But the question that is that Does the Bible condemn violence? The fact is the Bible contains plenty of violence, some of it promoted by God. ... They were basically told by God to hate their enemies, yet 'Love your neighbor' is the second of two commandments given by Christ The bible also advocates for love for your enemies as God says... ... The violence in the bible was demonstrated to an extent in Isaiah 63 which main focus is on God's vengeance. ... In Genesis 25:30 Edom is referred to as being red stew . . ...

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"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth", according to Genesis 1:1, the first verse of the first chapter in the Bible (pg #1). That is one of the most single important verses as to whether evolution (time) created human existence or if in fact God was at work with a miracle. ... Exodus is the second chapter in the Bible. ... I sometimes don't want to believe in the whole religion thing and the fact that God loves me because a lot of bad things have happened to me. ... Am I to believe that the Bible is true and that God created everything? ...

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Throughout the book of Genesis, God demands some of his people to complete tasks for him that require an extreme amount of faith. ... A main passage that most use to support this argument is in chapter six verse six of Genesis where the Bible says, "The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.... God did in fact go back on his original statements in many cases, however it was not because he regretted what he said in the first place or was unsure of his original decision. ... When God had stated that, "he regretted that he had made...

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How have angels interacted with people from Genesis to Revelation? ... The Bible tells us that God created them. ... David Jeremiah tells us in his work "What The Bible Says About Angels" "Angels aren't named in the creation account in Genesis 1, where the narrative focuses on visible creation. ... Angels have interacted with people in many ways through the Bible. ... The Bible tells us this numerous times. ...

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A Biblical worldview means that you filter everything through the Bible. ... You understand that the bible is the living word of God, and that Jesus died to save you. ... " On the other hand a non-biblical worldview might look at the simple fact that you go to church and do good things and because of that it makes you a Christian. ... The bible states in the book of Genesis that God spoke everything into being. Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth....

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The search for the truth in Genesis is somewhat of a different search. The search is indirect as it concerns Genesis. ... Every day, there is a new discovery regarding the historical facts documented in Genesis. ... There is much more in Genesis and even other works of literature in the Bible that cause heated debates between believers and non-believers. ... The Koran and Genesis both believe that truth lies in faith to God. ...

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The epic of Gilgamesh resembles the Bible's story of Noah's Ark, but specific details differ on several occasions. ... The boat was built to hold the seeds of life as well, along with Noah's family, (Genesis, 6). ... Their wrongdoings originate from their heart and not from the decisive mind, (Genesis, 9). The fact that many ancient civilizations have a story with a great flood could mean that there really was a world wide catastrophe. ... The fact that the two stories are so close in account to each other, with regard to general storyline, is quite amazing when considering ...

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The epic of Gilgamesh resembles the Bible's story of Noah's Ark, but specific details differ on several occasions. ... The boat was built to hold the seeds of life as well, along with Noah's family, (Genesis, 6). ... Their wrongdoings originate from their heart and not from the decisive mind, (Genesis, 9). The fact that many ancient civilizations have a story with a great flood could mean that there really was a world wide catastrophe. ... The fact that the two stories are so close in account to each other, with regard to general storyline, is quite amazing when considering ...

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Some facts about the universe, including the Big Bang theory. ... He continues to state "it's possible to imagine that God created the watery chaos presupposed in Genesis 1:2 from nothing at an earlier point, but nothing in Genesis 1 demands this conclusion". 1 How does one deduce by adding the word "when", changes the sense of the Statement? ... If most Bible students believe otherwise, then it appears, they have been terribly misguided. ... However many there really are, the bible tells us, He knows the number of the stars, "and wait for it", He calls them all by name. ... Unfortunate...

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The facts point to evolution and the faith points to creation. ... Genesis 1-2 explains the creation all of things in the following summary. ... If it is written in the Bible it must be true. ... It does this through an overwhelming amount of facts and evidence. The bible cannot provide facts and evidence for its claims to creation. ...

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Both religions believe in the teachings of the first five books of the Bible. The five books of Moses are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Jews call this collection the Torah or Hebrew Bible. ... The Christian Holy Bible consists of two parts, the Old and New Testaments. ... Despite the fact that Islam and Christianity share a mutual God, Muslims do not believe that Jesus was his son; instead they identify Jesus as a prophet. ...

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Is there anybody else in the Bible who starts off with everything and leaves knowing nothing? Sure, Abraham's life was never perfect but he is still counted in the Bible as a "friend of God.... As recorded in Genesis 11:27, Abraham's father's name was Terah. ... However, this doesn't sound very reasonable because of the fact that the idolatry of the day was the only thing the people knew. ... The reason God puts stories like Abraham's in the Bible is not just to prove that there is no possible way we can ever attain perfection but to help those who are struggling ...

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Abraham and Jacob of the Book of Genesis are alike in many ways. ... (The Holy Bible, Gen. 15:14) God has shown again His favor for Abraham by telling him this. ... However, the fact that God listens to the pleadings of a mere mortal man displays the favor with which He holds this man. ... (The Holy Bible, Gen. 34:30) As they flee, God sends a "terror" (The Holy Bible, Gen 35:5) upon the cities surrounding them so as to prevent them from pursuing Jacob and his family. ... Both Abraham and Jacob share similar familial stories, concerning wives and sons, excluding the fa...

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"Now the lord had said to Abram: get out of your country from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you" (Genesis 12:1.).In this Test Abraham learned that he could trust God when he did not have all the facts or know where he was going. ... "Please say you are my sister that it may be well with me for your own sake, and that I may live because of you" (Genesis 12:13). ... Genesis 14 tells us Abraham fought and won a formidable enemy with just "...318 trained men born in his household..." ... The bible says, "No temptation has seized ...

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I believe every single word in the bible, so I will always use biblical text to support my arguments in life. In the bible, it says," Truly children are a gift from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward" (Psalm 127:3). ... " God makes very few threats, as you may have seen while reading the bible. ... " (Genesis 2:7) This verse is used a lot by people who argue in favor of abortion, when in fact, they are just slapping themselves in the face. ... I believe every word in the bible. ...

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As a matter of fact, the parallels between Mesopotamian culture and Judeo-Christianity are uncanny. ... In comparison, the Bible story of the flood in Genesis illustrates a very similar picture of the events that occurred according to Judeo-Christianity. ... " The parallels between this Mesopotamian story closely follow the creation story in the book of Genesis in the Bible. ...

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He said "Let there be light" and there was light (The Bible). ... As said in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth" (The Bible 1). ... But as long as we are living we are unaware of what is fact and fiction. ... This is just one of many miracles God displayed in The Bible. ... He never knew his great-grandfather, and he was oblivious to the fact that he had a sister that never lived (Wilson). ...

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Religion, by providing ways to explore our internal selves (our mind), in fact gives us meaning and purpose to finding out about our world. ... Both Galileo and Descartes believed that one could believe in the teaching of the Bible and simultaneously accept the findings and conclusions of modern science. ... It was said that God wrote both of the two books, the Book of Genesis and the Book of Nature. ...

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Yet the same Bible that informs us of the above power of choice and decision-making also emphatically indicates that God is completely and utterly sovereign over all people, places, and things. ... That human beings possess freedom is not a greatly contested fact. ... In fact, the foundation of clinical practice is that people have the capacity to make changes in their lives (e.g., thinking, feeling, and behaving). ... The primary role of reason is to determine what Scripture actually says; the student of the Bible uses his mind to interpret and apply biblical truth. ... He further defines...

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This means that in fact God did not create evil, but evil is just the result of 'what happens when man does not have God's love present'. ... Last of all, in the bible, God is claimed to be omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent. ... According to the Bible, God rested on the 8th day after he created the earth. ... For example, In the Bible, Genesis 3:8-10 says that " And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. ...

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Darwin showed that scientific observations collect facts and through these facts we can learn things about how the past was, and therefore learn more about what is to come. ... All of this directly contrasting the Bible, but Darwin did not want to cause disagreement. ... He saw some principles of evolution much before Darwin published his facts. ... By doubting the creation that God has within the book of Genesis in the Bible, anything else within the Bible is up for question. ... Within Tennyson's last sections he accepts that the Bible may not be correct but that accepting Nature as cru...

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