Biblical Hebrew Forum

[SheMichael AT aol.com]

In a message dated 1/7/99 5:52:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, a.c.smith AT juno.com
writes:

<<  There can be little doubt that Genesis is written - in part - as a
 response to the Enuma Elish.  >>

A response?  The Genesis reciters had heard of the Enuma Elish?  I'm sure
there were as many versions of that story as there were bards & grannys to
tell it.  Doubtless Utnapishtim & Noah were just two names of the heroes.  By
the time it was written what chance is there that there were copies of the
Enuma Elish at hand to refute?  I think I need to be a bit more convinced that
there was some sort of theological battle going on here.

Sheila Shiki y Michaels