https://www.feanorsworkshop.com/blog/logorss.jpg Friday, June 10, 2011 08:44 PM Monday, June 13, 2011 08:27 AM You mentioned that the story of Gilgamesh seemed a bit "schizophrenic" to you because the story begins by praising him, but then continues on to recount all his failures...
I'm just wondering if you can't see the parallel here... David's life starts out pretty well, but he falls into sin as king over Israel. He has relations with Uriah's wife, Bathsheba, she becomes pregnant, and then David goes on to arrange Uriah's death on the battle field...Yet even though David commits this horrendous evil, God still singles him out as "a man after (His) own heart".
You're Jewish from what I know..I believe in having a personal, saving relationship with Jesus Christ. But I don't think either of us, even though our beliefs differ, would describe God as schizophrenic..and yet I see the way God narrates the history of the Jewish people in the Bible as being quite similar to the way the author narrates The Epic of Gilgamesh (based on how you described the book, because I have never personally read it). The story of the Bible starts out with God creating the heavens and the earth..breathing life into humanity..and placing Adam and Eve in a perfect environment...they had the beginnings of a wonderful and noble life, yet, like Gilgamesh, they, like the rest of humanity to follow, are more notable for their failures than for any success they may attain.

Let me know what you think..I'd love to hear your comments! ]]> Wednesday, August 11, 2010 09:17 AM