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1 The Epic of Gilgamesh

The History of Literature

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The History of Gilgamesh

Ancient works like the Epic of Gilgamesh tell us what those humans valued, the codes they lived by. It's a much deeper psychological insight than any other artifacts we have,. This took place before the Bible. Think about the justice and values and codes that we've inherited from the Old Testament. Can you erase the Bible's influence on us? Maybe by looking at some remote societies that don't have the Bible but things travel, ideas travel.

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