(February 13, 2015 at 5:32 pm)SteveII Wrote: Exactly why is believing the gospels are accurate special pleading? What other 4 historical documents attesting to the same basic series of events and backed up by other period writings are dismissed as inaccurate?
Oh, just a little nothing people have come to call the Epic of Gilgamesh:
Quote:The Epic of Gilgamesh has influenced both ancient and modern literature and culture, and themes from the Epic can be found in later biblical and classical literature.
Relationship to the Bible
Various themes, plot elements, and characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh have counterparts in the Hebrew Bible, notably the accounts of the Garden of Eden, the advice from Ecclesiastes, and the Genesis flood narrative.
I guess, using your logic, the akkadian gods are real, huh?
Hmmm.... then the bible god is real too.... but then the guy can't be the only one there is... but it says there that there's only one... oh boy... paradoxxxxxxxx