A Comparison of the Divine in Gilgamesh, the Old Testament of the Bible

The master in Gilgamesh, The venerable Testament, and Metamorphoses along with different languages, customs and traditions, ancient Hebrews, Middle-easterners and Romans had real different beliefs about the divine. For example, Hebrews are monotheistic, while Middle-easterners and Greco-Romans of early time periods trust in some gods. Writings from the ancient time period toon these differences, as well as the many similarities between religious beliefs. The Old Testament is an excellent reference depicting Hebrew beliefs, while Gilgamesh outlines many Middle-eastern beliefs, and The Metamorphoses shows readers many ancient Greco-Roman beliefs about the divine. The Hebrew God as depicted in the Old Testament is omnipotent and omniscient. He creates double-dyed(a) and harmonious order in the universe, as depicted in propagation 1, In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the Earth was without form, and void and repulsiveness was upon the face of the deep . And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, (51) which was created by Him in six days (47), Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the army of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made (52). Though the Hebrew God is all-powerful, He creates human frame to have free will (47). This free will privy be seen in the story of Adam and Eve. Gods warns both Adam and Eve that they can eat anywhere they want, except from the Tree of Knowledge, and they do anyway (53). Along with free will came disobedience (47). The story of Jonah shows this disobedience when the lord told Jonah to go to Ninevah to tell its inhabitants that they would be punished for their wickedness. Instead, Jonah decides to fly the coop from th... ...rough inspection, because there are also many differences in the religions, such as how many gods citizens may believe in and what their powers are. However similar or different, these texts provide readers with ins ight into the different cultures throughout the world and offer a basis for the religions that are popular throughout the world today. Works Cited The al-Quran The Old Testament. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Sarah Lawall et al. Vol 1. 7th ed. impudently York Norton, 1999. 47-97. Gilgamesh. Trans. N.K. Sandars. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Sarah Lawall et al. Vol 1. 7th ed. New York Norton, 1999. 16-47. Ovid. Metamorphoses. Trans. J.P. Sullivan. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed Sarah Lawall et al. Vol 1. 7th ed. New York Norton, 1999. 895-943.