Part 1 of Essay
History tells us that since we have been able to write, our human race has had the habit of recording historical tales, or stories. Most of the first stories were tales of heroic men, scouring their land in search of some noble prize. These stories are known as epics, and they give us an excellent idea of the lifestyles ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... that their very lives were in the hands of their god. This holds true for both the people of biblical times as well as those of the epic era. However, even as both groups believed in a supreme being, they harbored different feelings and beliefs about the subject. In the epic, many gods are mentioned and worshiped, such as Ninsun and Shamash. These gods can give birth to mortals, and can communicate with these mortals, usually through dreams. In Genesis, there is mention of only one God, a being that created t ....