Sumerian Influence on the Bible: The Rise of Patriarchy, Creation, The Gods, Lilith, Garden of Eden

This is Spiritual Studies session #31. This session focuses on Mesopotamia and how this polytheism that shifted in the ancient world became the Bible. From Sumeria, to the Assyrians and Babylonians, onto the writers of the canonical Bible and all of its apocryphal rough drafts, we can tease out the history of thought, the line that went from goddess worship, to God slaying Leviathan. Although the study of Sumeria is overflooded with Ancient Alien interpretations, this talk focuses on the comparative religion perspective, keeping to the myths and the interchanges of ideas from culture to culture. We use the Enuma Elish as a reference point, elaborating on the pantheon on the ancient world and noting the points of interest throughout. From here one can discuss how the creation of man was told, how the earth was formed, and outside of mythos, how religion became unnatural. Links: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths... https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lahm... https://www.secret-vault.com/gods-and... https://www.learnreligions.com/legend... https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths... http://halexandria.org/dward914.htm https://www.annunaki.org/enki-enlil/ https://www.numerology.com/articles/a... https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-... https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancie... https://www.meta-religion.com/World_R... https://www.ancient.eu/Marduk/ https://mythology.net/others/gods/enki/ http://www.halexandria.org/dward184.htm https://www.ancient.eu/article/225/en...