The Book of Genesis (1-3, 6-8, 22)
Read the following primary sources and then answer the questions below:
Excerpts from The Book of Genesis (1-3, 6-8, 22) http://www.professorcampbell.org/sources/genesis.htmlLinks to an external site. “The Flood Story” from The Epic of Gilgamesh https://web.archive.org/web/20180924021142/http://www.livius.org/articles/misc/great-flood/flood3_t-gilgamesh/ the assigned primary sources and write a discussion post answering the following questions:
What specific similarities between the two stories were you able to find?
What might account for these similarities?
Make sure that your post begins with a sentence which clearly states your main argument, and that it refers to specific evidence from the sources in order to support that argument. Then provide a substantial response to at least one of your classmates’ posts.
When you have completed your response, respond to another classmate’s post with a substantial response.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, but not exceed 500 words.
