I would say that the epic of Gilgamesh is not worth the read. Snooty University types who had a Prof teach them about it and Job like to use it to score internet "gotcha" points, via a total lack of intellect.
For example, ancient Hebrew clearly arose from the population that wrote the epic of Gilgamesh. Hebrews and later the nation of Israel arose directly from those people, in that area. So it's entirely false to claim that these are somehow competing narratives. It's the same people! Generations later.
This gets into their claim that Jews were polytheistic, and only later became monotheistic. No, Judaism did not exist before Moses. He was opposed by many Hebrews, and the topic of idolatry was a major problem for the tribes of Israel. In Job you barely get any glimmer of this. Prior to Moses, you can't rightly call them "Jews." Judaism did not exist.
Judaism developed out of ancient Sumeria. Our Scriptures are much more valuable!
I would say that the epic of Gilgamesh is not worth the read. Snooty University types who had a Prof teach them about it and Job like to use it to score internet "gotcha" points, via a total lack of intellect.
For example, ancient Hebrew clearly arose from the population that wrote the epic of Gilgamesh. Hebrews and later the nation of Israel arose directly from those people, in that area. So it's entirely false to claim that these are somehow competing narratives. It's the same people! Generations later.
This gets into their claim that Jews were polytheistic, and only later became monotheistic. No, Judaism did not exist before Moses. He was opposed by many Hebrews, and the topic of idolatry was a major problem for the tribes of Israel. In Job you barely get any glimmer of this. Prior to Moses, you can't rightly call them "Jews." Judaism did not exist.
Judaism developed out of ancient Sumeria. Our Scriptures are much more valuable!