Greetings!
I am looking for more cultural similarities between religious texts; here are some examples:
- The 7 years of famine (present in the bible and egyptian texts - plus, dream allegory to the pharaoh from God)
- The Babel Tower - present in Genesis and Sumerian/Babylonian cuneiform tablets. [also the figure of 'Nimrod' and his mother, Semiramis, are discussed to be the 'birth' of paganism, when they rebelled against God and started calling themselves gods - allegedly, Nimrod originated Marduk and Semiramis, Ishtar (or Inanna). It is also theorized that Samiramis gave birth being a virgin - then we have the christian similarities present once again. But in a way different reason in its essence ]
- The 'Genesis' similarities with different creation myths, such as men, or even gods, being created from dust (sumerian texts, if I am not mistaken), and the emphasis on water in the process of the creation displayed in Enuma Elish.
Judaic-Christian counterparts are the focus but feel free to share your knowledge if you know anything out of this sphere, if you know any hindu or islamic facts that you would like to share, please do.
I would appreciate some bibliography as well, if possible.