The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible. Which came first?

Reasonable and accurate - but odd.I know we're talking about religious texts rather than conversation but if you did say "In those days the US did not have a King" to someone I would expect them to laugh and say "And we still don't" or "Well we never did before or since either".I would have thought the most reasonable deduction you could make from "In those days Israel did not have Kings" was that at at some time prior to it being written - but not necessarily when it was written - Israel had had Kings.Of course my opinion on this is pretty much worthless I don't anything about the idioms or styles of ancient Hebrew religious texts. For all I know "In those days Israel did not have Kings" could just as well be a way of contrasting Israel with the countries around it which did all have Kings.This message has been edited by MangyTiger, 12-14-2005 02:39 PM

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I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then