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Unit 1 Interactive Assessment Genesis and the Babylonian Epics

Unit 1 Interactive Assessment Genesis and the Babylonian Epics

Q Compare and contrast the biblical account of creation in Genesis 1 with the Babylonian story Enuma Elish literarily and theologically. How are they similar and how do they differ? What can we learn about the way that ancient people talked about creation by reading these side by side? How does that help us to read and understand the biblical account?

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I think that in the Babylonian story Enuma Elish, man is considered to be created by Marduk from the corpse of Tiamat. Moreover, man is not created to worship one power or Almighty God but to worship several Gods and images, shrines and idols of several different Gods so that man can be a source of assistance to the several Gods and images, shrines and idols of several different Gods. This is because according to the Babylonian story Enuma Elish, man was not supposed to dishonor other Gods but honor several different Gods and images, shrines and idols of several different Gods.