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Just comparing the previously posted accounts of the great flood, the amazing similarities and one big difference. The earlier account by the Sumerians involves a plurality of Gods, the later account known today in the bible has only one God. Furthermore, the earlier accounts of the flood left by the Akkadians and the Baylonians also involve a pantheon of Gods. So which is it? One God or many?
The later works conflict with the earlier and the further back in time one goes examining the civilizations the more similiar the accounts of the flood are. I fairly certain all the aforementioned flood stories are refering to the same flood, too many similiarities. The differences between the earlier and later is the key in my opinion. Logic serves that the earliest accounts will be the most accurate.
I use the flood story as one excellent example of how a tale told in today's bible is told differently from the Sumerian perspective. A full account of many of these similiaries and differences can be examined in the works of Biblical Archeologist Zecharia Sitchen, that I previously mentioned.
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