The Sumerian Civilization and The Book of Genesis

Was The Bible Inspired by Sumerian civilization Texts ?
Some theorists have proposed that the Bible was inspired by earlier Sumerian texts and myths. However, this perspective is highly controversial. This video provides evidence against the notion that biblical authors borrowed heavily from ancient Mesopotamian literature.
While there are some broad similarities between a few biblical stories and earlier Sumerian accounts, the core messages differ significantly. The ethics and theology presented in the Bible are grounded in a monotheistic faith distinctly different from the Sumerian polytheistic pantheon.
Moreover, the Bible shows awareness of Mesopotamian beliefs, but pointedly criticizes certain ideas like astrology that were fundamental to the Sumerian religion. This indicates that biblical authors were not mere copiers of ancient myths.
Additionally, archaeological analysis reveals that some purported Sumerian "sources" actually date to after large portions of the Old Testament were likely written down. So they could not have inspired the original biblical texts.
While the ancient Near East provided some contextual background, the Bible's narratives, laws, poetry, and prophecies present a unique portrayal of human nature, good and evil, and the relationship with the divine. This reflects the original creativity of the biblical writers combined with inspiration from revelation.
In the end, the theory that the Bible copied Sumerian myths falls short when the texts are examined in depth. This video highlights how the Bible's distinctive characteristics point to profound originality rather than wholesale borrowing from other cultures.

[@justiceLaw0123]

NO. The Bible is it’s the living word of God. People believe other historians but don’t believe any of the witnesses accounts. Outside scripture written histories of events that coincide with the Bible. And let’s not forget that Jesus Himself is a living historical figured. Who was written about by sources outside of the Bible and even documented that he committed magic ( miracles to us). Soon everyone will find out the truth. Every knee will bow and tongue confess Jesus is Lord.

[@martinkiogora2559]

Jesus didn't commit magic, He did miracles.. There is a difference

[@artemisyt1968]

Someone please share this inspiring track ❤

[@garybowman5783]

So you change the meaning and twist words but you didnt steal it. Sure. The people are the same tho. The events are the same tho. One is about control amd the other you stole from is about human betterment and historical accounts.

[@tristanjones8575]

People are not the same lol massive inconsistencies. One makes sense and one does not make sense lol

[@garybowman5783]

@tristanjones8575 dude names change due to region. Not because the person changes. And no the consistencies outweigh your inconsistencies. The changes were not enough for the cult of christains to avoid needing to mass murder millions just for it to be accepted and then burn all other previous texts of knowledge amd what you mistaken as religion to them. 😅 yea the physical features are a coincidence. The base of the tale is coincidence. The method of for knowledge and survival is a coincidence. But of coincidences to be a coincidence. But logical thinking is outdated I know. Critical isn't taught these days and only because last couple generations decided taking someone's word was better than thinking for themselves. Sorry but I didn't fall for that Fallacy

[@garybowman5783]

@tristanjones8575 I love how think that if one is true than why is the one from thousands of years before not? What makes yours true. Especially when archeological and geological evidence support the prior and not post writings of your cults such as jews christains and islams

[@tristanjones8575]

@@garybowman5783 There is a simple explanation for why these ancient texts are similar to the Bible. The Bible is the word of God and therefore the accounts are what God instructed man to write. These other texts are man’s interpretation of their experiences. In other words, Adam and Eve would have shared their experiences with their children and so generation after generation the experiences would have been passed down (obviously slight variations of the same experiences would have derived). The Bible records the same things except it’s Gods version and therefore the only version that can be trusted. Also we do have archeological and other evidences to back up the Bible tho 🤷🏽‍♂️ way more than Sumerian texts.

[@garybowman5783]

@tristanjones8575 it's nice that think the most revised version of these ancient stories is gods word and not the actual texts that they were taken from. Very logical. Again also very smart to trust the people that murders and screws kids for fun amd to push a belief sysytem. St pattys day is literally a day of murder. 🤣🤣 any more delusions your committed to by chance

[@ArmandoSoto-u3r]

How difficult to believe in Jesus and his salvation, but so easy to believe in other religions lies and deceptions.

[@ronsimart]

Amen. 😢 it's so sad

[@tracyklein9669]

Indeed

[@arjr721]

It's a condition of the heart. People rather believe in something that doesn't require you to die to self daily and pick up a cross to follow him, even if it means salvation. They rather the easy broad road .

[@barringtonedwards7008]

​@@ronsimart😂😂😂 YOU'RE ALL FRAUDS

[@tanya9463]

Jesus,Mary, Saint Joseph we love you save souls. Amen🙏

[@nichelebliqqi5576]

There is a simply explanation for why these ancient text are similar to the bible. The bible is the word of God and therefore the accounts are what God instructed man to write. These other text are man's interpretation of their experiences. In other words, Adam and Eve would have shared their experiences with their children and so generation after generation the experiences would have been passed down (obviously slight variations of the same experiences would have derived). The bible records the same things except it I God's version and therefore the only version that can be trusted.

[@a.b.normal1900]

Gods word is true. And i only trust in the word. So many people will say others will not. Trust only in the true word of God. Thanks so much for this wonderfull masage

[@IminHIGHpursuitofthelivingGod]

The holy scriptures that were written by Moses was inspired by Gods spirit. Moses would not have copied or been inspired by Mesopotamia culture. Moses upbringing was in Egyptian culture until he met God. Mesopotamia/Babylonia cultures were only inspired by their own wisdom to record their human histories written or oral. The Sumerian would have known about the flood along with all other cultures because we are all Noah's descendants from his 3 sons. Genesis gives the account when God showed Moses the beginning of Genesis and Moses was able to record it.

[@blackvanguardrbg3468]

Moses writings were not only influenced by God. The evidence is undeniable that he was influenced by outside forces. Moses was heavily influenced by Egyptian culture which makes sense since he spent many years in Egypt. Egyptian culture is far older that hebrew culture and definitely older than Moses. For instance by the time Moses wrote the 10 commandments he got from God Egyptian culture and religion was already thousands of years old. The Egyptian religion of that day has 42 laws or commandments, 10 of which are identical to those Moses got from God. So it’s not factual to think that God only spoke to Moses. The Egyptian commandments called the 42 laws of Maat are written in stone long before there was even the first hebrew. A couple Egyptian laws read like this, I have not killed (instead of thou shall not kill). I have not committed adultery (instead of thou shall not commit adultery). The Egyptian laws of Maat were confessions you made to God when you went in prayer each day which is read I have not instead of thou shall not. However see where Moses was influenced because the Egyptian laws came thousands of years before Moses. If Moses was alive today he would be accused of plagiarism. Also Sumerians like Egyptians and all others that existed prior to Moses all had a relationship with God. Moses is simply telling it as he sees it through his eyes and for his people and the other groups told it the way they saw it. What Moses did would be as if a Hindu priest were to go into a Christian or Muslim country /land and speak to his people and pull them from that land saying God sent him. It would be significant to the Hindus he rescued but not to anyone else, the Christians or Muslims. It’s also false to say the Sumerians spoke from their wisdom and not from God. We cannot be this arrogant to think that God didn’t speak or does not speak to any other group of people. God can speak to us through anyone, a homeless insane person on the street can be used by God. God might have used Moses to reach his people the Hebrews but used someone else to reach others. Though Moses was an important figure in history so we’re many other including Egyptians, Sumerians etc.

[@IminHIGHpursuitofthelivingGod]

@@blackvanguardrbg3468 I disagree with you. The Egyptians/ Sumerians worshipped their own gods that they created and if which I doubt very much the true living God had something to say to those cultures then we would know about it. Because the word of God is for our learning. After Moses realized he wasn't Egyptian after killing an Egyptian he spent 40 years in Midian. In his transformation from Egyptians to Hebrew God used that time in his life to re make him from worldly ( Egyptian) to his personal prophet. And then God spoke to him out of the burning bush and changed his entire life. Now from a human standpoint I'm sure Moses didn't forget how to use his Egyptian education to approach Pharaoh. Aaron was Moses mouth piece so I'm sure 400 years in slavery the Hebrews knew the Egyptian language. Your research about the living God and speaking to other cultures is based on speculation and not facts. Plus when Moses and Aaron did finally approach Egypt here was Pharaohs response: Exodus 5:2 New International Version 2 Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.” And per pre flood generation who did not listen to the preachings of Noah did not know the living God either or maybe more than 8 would have survived the flood. Per ignorance far from it but the Holy Ghost doesn't teach me to use speculation and pass it on as a truth. He gives me truth, and the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Per other cultures knowing the living God, it wasn't until the fame of him with the Israelites in the wilderness is when others cultures learned of the God of Israel. Per pre flood cultures they had whom God chose to orally tell about their experiences with him. Like Adam, Eve, Cain, Seth's son all the way up to Noah and his grands and great grand like Enoch and Methuselah. So yes I disagree with your narrative of other cultures and their encounters with the true living God when Israel 🇮🇱 was suppose to be the example to other cultures to come in the knowledge of knowing the living God but they failed. So in comes the Christ and the 12 Apostles to spread the word. Even the Apostle Paul had to introduce the Greeks with their false gods to the living God. And per Moses being influenced outside of the living God that would have made Moses a hypocrite and a contradictor. Having a personal relationship that close to the creator Moses did not need to be influenced by others except God only plus knowing God he would not have stood for it. Hint the punishment that Moses and the Israelites endured just because of not listening to God but other influences.

[@blackvanguardrbg3468]

It’s not about what we like or don’t like or personal beliefs, it’s about fact or fiction. What I put foward cannot be debated by anyone whether a theologian or a historian. What I put forward to you has been accepted as fact already. It’s possible that you can debate something else but we cannot debate that the Egyptian belief system of Maat predates Moses or any Hebrew receiving the 10 commandments from God. We cannot debate that many of the commandments Moses was given years later are very similar to the Egyptian laws of Maat. The meaning of Maat is truth, justice, balance, and harmony. The Egyptian belief system of Maat was recorded in stone and still exist on temple walls today. So either Moses got his commandments from God after God gave similar commandments to the Egyptians or Moses got influenced by Egyptian spirituality. If you have read what I’m talking about you would find that there isn’t much to debate here. I’m not debating whether Moses spoke to God or was s messenger of God but what I am saying he definitely was influenced by Egyptian spirituality. I have read the Bible and I know the story of Moses but I’m also a student of history and I refuse to engage myself in any lies no matter what it looks like.

[@blackvanguardrbg3468]

Below are the laws of Egypt which were created 2000 years before Moses was born. The 42 Laws of Maat. Can you seriously say that The Ten Commandments are not influenced by or Based On The Forty-Two Principles of Ma’at That Appeared 2,000 Years Earlier? I have not committed sin. I have not committed robbery with violence. I have not stolen. I have not slain men or women. I have not stolen food. I have not swindled offerings. I have not stolen from God/Goddess. I have not told lies. I have not carried away food. I have not cursed. I have not closed my ears to truth. I have not committed adultery. I have not made anyone cry. I have not felt sorrow without reason. I have not assaulted anyone. I am not deceitful. I have not stolen anyone’s land. I have not been an eavesdropper. I have not falsely accused anyone. I have not been angry without reason. I have not seduced anyone’s wife. I have not polluted myself. I have not terrorized anyone. I have not disobeyed the Law. I have not been exclusively angry. I have not cursed God/Goddess. I have not behaved with violence. I have not caused disruption of peace. I have not acted hastily or without thought. I have not overstepped my boundaries of concern. I have not exaggerated my words when speaking. I have not worked evil. I have not used evil thoughts, words or deeds. I have not polluted the water. I have not spoken angrily or arrogantly. I have not cursed anyone in thought, word or deeds. I have not placed myself on a pedestal. I have not stolen what belongs to God/Goddess. I have not stolen from or disrespected the deceased. I have not taken food from a child. I have not acted with insolence. I have not destroyed property belonging to God/Goddess

[@IminHIGHpursuitofthelivingGod]

@@blackvanguardrbg3468 Like I thought it's man made laws that govern themselves. Just like oil and water don't mix. The creator the living Gods laws for mankind vs what mankind desires to accomplish in their own rights. But anywho still disagree with you but good talk nonetheless. Have a good day!

[@bakivaotuua9120]

God's word transcends time and space! The Lord Jesus says in Matt 24:35-" Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away!" He also said in Rev 22:13-" I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end!" Jesus is before mankind, he lives forever, his words were written by men, fully inspired by God himself!

[@James1v1-pf6lo]

EXPLAIN 👇 ISAIAH (Isaiah 53:5,8) But he was wounded for OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, he was bruised for OUR iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes WE are Healed for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of "MY PEOPLE" was he stricken (👆 Isaiah's people are the ethnic Israelites) PETER (1st Peter 2:24) Who his own self bare "OUR" sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes "YE" were healed (👆same people in the NT) ANGEL OF GOD (Matthew 1:21) And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS for he shall save "HIS PEOPLE" from THEIR sins (Matthew 2:6) And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule "MY PEOPLE ISRAEL" PAUL (Romans 9:3-5) For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for "my brethren" "my kinsmen" according to the FLESH who are ISRAELITES to whom "pertaineth" the ADOPTION and the GLORY, and the COVENANTS, and the giving of the LAW and the SERVICE of God, and the "PROMISES" whose are the fathers, and of whom as "concerning" the FLESH Christ "came" who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen (👆all things including Christ sacrifice belong to ethnic bloodline Israelites as it's written) CHRIST (Matthew 15:24) I am NOT sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of ISRAEL

[@luciparadise6781]

@@James1v1-pf6lo Just come out and say what you want to say now and let's go from there.

[@James1v1-pf6lo]

@@luciparadise6781 👆The scriptures presented are not mysteries or parables their self explanatory - Christ did "not" die for heathen as it's clearly written - why pretend to have no reading comprehension skills - read them again

[@James1v1-pf6lo]

@luciparadise6781 👆The scriptures presented are not mysteries or parables their self explanatory - Christ did "not" die for heathen as it's clearly written - why pretend to have no reading comprehension skills - read them again

[@James1v1-pf6lo]

👆The scriptures presented are not mysteries or parables their self explanatory - Christ did "not" die for heathen as it's clearly written - why pretend to have no reading comprehension skills - read them again

[@johnbear6145]

Debate about what.?..the One True God made a covenant with Abraham....He IS the Father of monotheism...All monotheistic faiths , Christianity, Islam, Judaism, are founded in Abraham's Life and Faith in the God......Abraham did not have a Rabbbi or a Religion....Abraham simply had Faith in God....

[@maliegoodenpicrode9207]

Exactly what the bible says ... they are not older but we're alongside the generations after Adam and Eve ... all these knowledges were the gifts spoken about by Enoch to the people causing mix breeding and Transhumanism and other abominations. They were so great and almost like gods...so where are they at now??? Nothing is bigger than YWHW

[@Rawandspicyjamaican]

So where did the book of Enoch and book of jasher the book of jubilee also the book of the makabees our creator wasn't about a religion this was mankind's doing we really eed to speak truth and stop lying to people because the bigger sin is leading one astray

[@onefeather2]

Why does the voice fade off to a whisper and then get louder, it is hard to hear.

[@onefeather2]

Loved the research and the visuals, the background music was somewhat distracting as it was a little too loud, or maybe it was the sound on my laptop. Enjoyed it much.

[@jolo5816]

What a magnificent video and text! Thank you.

[@sumsumthinsumthin9481]

Did the Holy Spirit exist before man & any text written? Romans 3:4 KJV John 16:13 KJV

[@James1v1-pf6lo]

WHO CAN RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?? (Ezekiel 36:22-27) Therefore say unto the house of ISRAEL Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of ISRAEL, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the HEATHEN, whither ye went for I will take YOU "from" among the HEATHEN and gather YOU out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land A "NEW HEART" also will (I) give you "and" a "NEW SPIRIT" will I put "within" YOU and I will (put) "MY SPIRIT" (within) "YOU" (👆only ethnic Israel was promised and can receive the Holy Spirit)

[@sharajacobs8724]

I found, it very difficult to concentrate on your teaching, as the background music is far too loud!!! it needs to be turned down!!! please do this then I will subscribe!!!😇🙏

[@arjr721]

It's not a teaching. It's deception. You missed nothing.

[@jolo5816]

It’s not that loud!

[@James1v1-pf6lo]

@@arjr721 What is the deception you speak of??

[@redmimic5532]

Very nicely done

[@a9p6m4]

Time for me to exit channel.

[@jolo5816]

Bye bye!

[@maniwakipeter]

AMEN

[@mistydlove.5512]

How did you find the narrator from Winnie the Pooh?!? Excellent choice though 😊❤

[@takodawhitefeather]

They were not Europeans! So ridiculous.😅😅😅

[@jonnymak1079]

😂😂😂 fool

[@Jezus-Wybawia]

What is the source of the text used in this video?

[@Elsupermayan8870]

The Sumarians were Aztecs?

[@arjr721]

No. It was inspired by the holy spirit.

[@charlescowan6121]

Damn! I thought this was going be be an actual history lesson. Polytheism and their religion was just as real to them as modern Christianity is to many of you. The king James Bible wasn't wrote until the 2nd or 3rd century. It's no more an accurate historical account than the sumarian tablets. In other words; nobody is wrong and nobody is correct. It's just interpretation of the same source materials.

[@brandonenga5724]

King James is a translation

[@charlescowan6121]

@@brandonenga5724 King James is an interpretation.

[@brandonenga5724]

@charlescowan6121 nope but hey when the sun dont shine the sun dont shine. At least we have social media to show just how dark people's minds are. Not to mention how influenced people are by others void of doing there own research. It's definitely and unequivocally a translation from Greek. Thanks for the hardy laugh, albeit a late response.

[@TobyQuan]

This video does more to prove that Genesis was plagiarized from mythology that came before it than it does to disprove it. This video gives striking example after example of plagiarism. It's incredible!

[@tristanjones8575]

The fact that you say is plagiarized shows that you may not know much about this matter as many scholars don’t even consider it to be that. Sumerian texts are jumbled and inconsistent within them.

[@TobyQuan]

@@tristanjones8575 And Genesis is also jumbled and inconsistent within them. In Genesis 6, God asks Noah to get 1 pair of each animal onto the Ark, and Noah does it. In Genesis 7, God asks Noah to get 7 pair of clean and 2 pair of unclean onto the Ark, and again, Noah does it. Similar to Genesis 1, where God creates plants and animals before humans, and then in Genesis 2, God creates Adam before plants and animals, then after it is all done, He creates Eve. It's not trying to be consistent, and neither is the Epic of Gilgamesh. It's not history, it's mythology. Those types of things are allowed in mythology.

[@tristanjones8575]

@@TobyQuan brother you say Genesis is jumbled? Look at the Sumerian text, they’re even more jumbled, inconsistent and makes no lick of sense. About the animals. God ask Noah to get extra animals for the sacrifice he uses them for when the flood ended that way the pair of animals he brought wouldn’t go extinct. And Genesis 2, doesn’t even say that. Plants were already created and doesn’t specify when animals were created, So Genesis 2 gives details of events not order of events.

[@tristanjones8575]

@@TobyQuan Except Genesis isn’t written as mythology when The epic of Gilgamesh was…

[@TobyQuan]

@@tristanjones8575 Actually, Genesis 2 does say that. In Genesis 1, it is clear that plants are created on day 3 (before the SUN - clearly mythology, not scientific), then birds and fish on day 5, then land animals and humans on day 6. But in Genesis 2, it starts over, and it says that on the day that God created the Heavens and the Earth he also created Adam. Very interesting! It says there were no plants yet, because there was no one to water them. This is the opposite of Genesis 1. Then, God creates Adam, but he wants to create a helper for him, so he creates all the animals (this includes birds and fish). Again, this is the opposite of Genesis 1. Then, still after not finding a helpmate, God creates Eve. These are 2 stories that were placed side by side, just like the 2 Noah's ark stories that are intertwined. Genesis 2 creation story calls God Yahweh, and appears to be written much earlier than Genesis 1. Genesis 2 appears to have been written first, around 900 BC, and Genesis 1 appears to have been written at least 400 years later, according to archeologists. Also, you say that in Genesis 7 God is simply telling Noah to "get more animals", but that is not the case. It is starting over, and God is telling Noah to get 7 pairs of clean animals and 2 pairs of unclean animals. he doesn't say "Get more". Because in Genesis 6, God says to only get 1 pair of all the animals. These are 2 different stories, again where one of them uses the name Yahweh as God's name, and the other where God's name is Elohim, just like in Genesis 1 and 2.

[@ClaudeWilson-ey3ji]

Yep if you read the Bible. It will tell you all about what is going on now days.

[@dekalogeu9178]

There were a thousand believers in the city of Salem

[@margareth8352]

Glad to find this. Last year a co-worker talked about this and mentioned writing of Gilgamesh. I didn’t know how to respond. Great research information.

[@Rawandspicyjamaican]

But from watching the great Bible hoxe documentary it tells us how many times the Bible was written over and each writer spin their own narrative of the times in which it was written so now I'm on a search for actual truth

[@mahalalelmehujael5434]

I have same burden as you before but as read the Bible everyday and Him reading me and changing me everyday then I can say that the bible is a written word of God.

[@HilaryB.]

There are three, almost complete New Testament copies from the 4th century in existence today. They all say the same as modern bibles. There are also partial pieces of the new testament even older, one of them at least is very early 2nd century. We know who wrote the gospels. When would they have been re-written over and over?

[@Rawandspicyjamaican]

@@HilaryB. well this isn't for you because most people who's rapped up in religion will never ask beyond what you're told to read and believe but because I'm a self thinker question I have so I go searching and found a lot of inconsistencies in saying that as a person of color who was forced through my ancestors to take on a religion it was beaten into us the same Bible that you're kind used to enslaved us of course I'll going to question it .

[@JulianCaesaro]

Why trust in a documentary instead of simply understanding that books can get re-written because of changes in languages or even to be written in different languages? Better yet, why not just pray to the Lord Jesus Christ and ask Him if the Bible is true or not, taking all doubts to Him and asking for as much confirmation as you can think of? 🧐

[@Rawandspicyjamaican]

@@JulianCaesaro and this why I have questions because that's who told me all of what we now see and heard is a lie given to us to deceave even the elect because the devil saw that he couldn't win when he tempted Adam and Eve so he implement religion to fool us into to believing a lie if you have a relationship and not a religion you too can see if and hear from him remember now all religion started from Rome and the things that goes on in the Vatican would make your head spin so unless you're truly from the most high the father then you're none of his.