REL2040 Wright State University Genesis 1 11 and The Atrahasis Epic Paper i post the reading Atrahasis.pd for the HW. 1. In several places in Genesis 1-11

REL2040 Wright State University Genesis 1 11 and The Atrahasis Epic Paper i post the reading Atrahasis.pd for the HW.

1. In several places in Genesis 1-11, the

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is portrayed with human-like qualities. For instance, in Genesis 3:8 we read

that Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the

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God walking in the garden.”

Find three other examples of such

anthropomorphism and note them in the following chart. (Note that things like seeing, thinking, and speaking are not

typically counted as strong anthropomorphis R E L 2040 Bible, Qur’an, and Western Culture
Fall 2019
Dr. Peter Bekins
Reading Questions 2 (due to Pilot before class on Mon 9/9)
Skim through Genesis 1-11 (“The Primeval Story”) and read “The Atrahasis Epic” (on Pilot as Atrahasis.pdf)
1. In several places in Genesis 1-11, the LORD is portrayed with human-like qualities. For instance, in Genesis 3:8 we read
that Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden.” Find three other examples of such
anthropomorphism and note them in the following chart. (Note that things like seeing, thinking, and speaking are not
typically counted as strong anthropomorphism).
Reference
Gen 3:8
Anthropomorpism
The LORD walks in the garden like a person and makes an audible sound
2. The Atrahasis Epic is a Babylonian version of a Creation-Flood story. Use the following chart to compare some details of
the Atrahasis story with the account embedded in Genesis 2-9.
Feature
Atrahasis Epic
Humans created to?
Humans created from?*
I:192-95
A. I:200-30
B. I:233-40
C. I:250-59
Etiology of marriage?
Reason for flood?*
I:277-302
I:355-60
Length of flood?*
III.iii.10 ff.
Distress in child birth?
III.vii.1-8
labor for divine assembly
Genesis 2-9
2:15
2:7
till and keep garden
2:24
A. 6:5
B. 6:11
A. 7:4
B. 7:24
3:16
* Note that there are three different versions of the creation of humans in Atrahasis, just as there are two different
versions of the flood story in Genesis.
* The condensed text of Atrahasis skips the part that discusses the length of the flood but mentions it in the summary.

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