What's The Difference?

The most noteworthy discrepancy between the views of Gilgamesh’s authors and the authors of Genesis is the relationship of mortals with the immortal being in their lives. In Gilgamesh, the gods are proactive players which can interact in both positive and negative ways. Ishtar hits on Gilgamesh, and he is able to use his free will to turn her down. However in Genesis, God is an all powerful being who places himself on a higher plateau than the lesser being that he created in his image. He also grants mankind free will with which they reject his rules. After the transgressions, the Gods react in dissimilar ways. Ishtar sends down the bull of heaven to duel with our heroic duo. This is a very passionate strike against them, meant to defeat them. When the god from Genesis strikes back, he puts hindrances on his creations that they cannot battle or beat. Unlike a monster, there is no way to fight having to work for your food or have pain pushing out babies. Although both gods retaliate, one does so in a much more dramatic fashion. The god in Genesis is also seen strolling along in the Garden of Eden and interacting with our main character, just as Ishtar is seen on Earth interacting with Gilgamesh. But the god of Genesis asserts much more authority over his people then the gods of Gilgamesh, who also possess very human like flaws and personalities. Gilgamesh views gods as beings with faults and very identifiable personas. They interact with each other, and love being kissed up to. The Genesis god with viewed as omniscient and omnipotent, on a level that we cannot even comprehend. The variance between how the mortals viewed god(s) is the primary difference between these two works.