Genesis 1: 1-3
Written in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis 1:1-31 through to Genesis 2:1-3, is the most popular Hebrew and Christian version of the Creation story. To begin with, in the first day God creates heaven, Earth, day and night. Then on the second day the skies and oceans are created followed by the creation of dry land, vegetation and fruit trees on the third day. Continuing on the fourth day God creates the sun, moon, stars and then on the fifth day all creatures that swim along with all creatures that fly are created. Finally, on the sixth day God creates all creatures and animals that will live on the earth followed by the creation of man and woman who would rule over all other life on Earth. Afterwards, with all of his work completed
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God takes a rest on the seventh day. Then
Whereas, in Genesis 2:4-25, after creating the heavens and the Earth God forms man from the dust found on the ground. God then places man into the Garden of Eden on the condition that he does not eat anything the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. With man safely in the Garden of Eden, God again using dirt from the Earth forms all of the other creatures and animals that fly and live on the earth. Recognizing the man needs a companion, God puts man to sleep, takes a rib and using the rib creates a woman.
This story of creation from the Old Testament becomes a fundamental part of Judaism and Christianity. Creation myths such as this can be found in all cultures with some being very different while others such as older creation myths from the Babylonians and the Persians are very similar. As an example, the creation myths Enuma Elish from Babylonia and the Avesta from Persia, when compared all three stories appear to happen within six days as well within all three myths the order of creation are similar but not exact.
In Old Testament God creates the Earth and mankind which is similar to the Avesta where it is Ahura Mazda who creates Earth and mankind but in the Enuma Elish there are six gods who participate with creation. Even though there are differences it does appear that there exist similarities between the three versions of creation which is shown in comparison on the following pages.
Written in Genesis 1:1-31 and 2:1-3 is the Hebrews story of how God created the Earth and mankind in six days.
Day 1 - God creates heaven, earth, day and night.
Day 2 - God creates the sky and oceans.
Day 3 - God creates dry land along, vegetation, fruit trees Day 4 - God creates the sun, moon and stars.
Day 5 - God creates all creatures that swim in the oceans and seas along with those can fly.
Day 6 - God creates land animals and mankind.
Day 7 - God rests.
The Enuma Elish, also known as "The Seven Tablets of Creation" is a Babylonian myth originally written between 1800 to 1600BC, consisting of a little of over one-thousand lines and written in cuneiform on seven clay tablets with each tablet having between one-hundred and fifteen to one-hundred and seventy lines on each tablet.
Day 1 - Apsu is the god of water and Tiamat is the god of primeval chaos and bearer of the sky and the earth.
Day 2 - Lahmu created the constellations and Lahamu created muddy silt making the stars and oceans.
Day 3 - Kishar created earth and Anshar created the heavens.
Day 4 - Anu was the god of the sky and created the moon and sun.
Day 5 - Ea was the deity of crafts, mischief; water, seawater, lakewater, intelligence and creation and creates all the animals that swim and fly.
Day 6 - Ea creates the god Marduk who then creates mankind on Earth to do the labor previously done by the other gods.
Day 7 - after all of the fighting and creating Marduk rests.
The Avesta in the religion of Zoroastrianism is the equivalent of the Old Testament of Judaism. With their supreme being named Ahura Mazda their creation story begins in the first chapter of the Vendidad which is part of their Avesta. According Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda creates Earth, trees, plants, animals and mankind in the course of six periods with each period lasting three-thousand years.
In the beginning there was nothing that existed except Ahura Mazda who lived in Endless Light.
Day 1 - day and night are created.
Day 2 - heavens and Earth are created.
Day 3 - the waters of Earth separate and dry land with vegetation appears.
Day 4 - sun, moon, stars are created as well as the seasons.
Day 5 - birds in the sky and fish in the waters are created.
Day 6 - land animals and human beings are created.
Modern biblical scholars believe that there are clearly two versions of the creation story that exist in the chapters of Genesis 1 through 3 in the Old Testament.
These versions appear to come from three different authors or groups of authors called the Jahwist source, the Priestly sources and the Redactor source. Written by the Priestly source around 450BC, the first version begins in Genesis 1:1-31 and ending in Genesis 2:1-3. It is the Jahwist source that wrote the second version in Genesis 2:4-25 around 950BC with additional verses written around 750 to 400BC by the Redactor source. It would then appear that the first version in Genesis 1 was written at a later date then what is written in Genesis 2, consequently, the version as printed in Genesis 2 is the first version. Also notice for instance the differences between the two versions such as in Genesis 1 the focus is on the entire universe, whereas, in Genesis 2 the focus is on the creation of man and his environment. In Genesis 1 the writing of creation is structured with schedule of seven days that accomplished specific tasks on each day, but in Genesis 2 the writing is simpler with the creation earth and heavens, then man followed by the Garden of Eden and ending with the creation of a woman. Another difference is that the Jahwist source in the Old Testament refers to God as "Adonai, YWHW, Jehovah or as in this case Lord Elohim," however, the Priestly source refers to God as …show more content…
Elohim.
The following will be printed in different colors to indicate the Jahwist source printed in blue, the Priestly source printed in orange and the Redactor source printed in red. Included also is the King James Version in Italic font which will show names God and Lord God replaced the names of Elohim and Lord Elohim.
The second version of the creation story in the Old Testament which was written by the Priestly source can be found in the complete chapter of Genesis 1 and ends with Genesis 2:1-3.
The first-half of verse 4 in Genesis 2:, written by the Redactor source tried to connect the two different stories of creation together into one story without changing either story. The first-half of the verse is written with "heavens and the earth" which is in the same as what the Priestly source wrote in Genesis 1. The second half-half of verse 4 is the beginning of the first version of the creation story as written by the Jahwist source. Notice the bold print of "heavens and the earth" followed by the "earth and heavens."
In Genesis 1:6-13, written by the Priestly source, God created heaven and Earth in three days and then in Genesis 2:4 with the first-half of the verse written by the Redactor source and the second-half of the verse written by the Jahwist source it tells that earth and heaven were made in one day.
In Genesis 1:4-5 written by the Priestly source light is separated into day and night on the first day and repeated in Genesis 1:16-19 on the fourth
day. In Genesis 1:20 written by the Priestly source water is used to create moving creatures and fowl that fly above the earth and in Genesis 2:19 written by the Jahwist source ground is used to create every beast on earth and every fowl of the air.
In Genesis 1:11-13 written by Priestly source plants are created with mankind being created in Genesis1:26-27, however, in Genesis 2:7-9 written by Jahwist source mankind is created and then plants are created. In Genesis 1:25-26 written by Priestly source all other living creatures are created then mankind is created and in Genesis 2:7 and 19 written by Jahwist source mankind is created then all other living creates.
The second version written by the Priestly source writes of specific accomplishments that were accomplished on specific days. The first version written by the Jahwist source is not as specific and has no mention of the achievements and on which days did they occur on.
In Genesis 1:1-28 the second version written by the Priestly source version tells that the order of creation is heaven, earth, plants, animals, male and female then in Genesis 2:4-23 the first version written by the Jahwist source tells that the order of creation is earth, heaven, man, plants, animals, and then female. In the second version written by the Priestly source it tells of the creation of sun, moon and stars to light the day and night. In the first version written by the Jahwist source there is no mention the creation of sun, moon or stars.
In Genesis 1:11 the second version written by the Priestly source tells that all God has to do is say that something will be created and it is created but in Genesis 2:8 the first version written in by the Jahwist source explains that God physically molds or makes the various items to create the world, animals and mankind.
In Genesis 1:27 the second version written by the Priestly source says that both male and female are created on the same day and in Genesis 2:7 the first version written by the Jahwist source shows that man is created first then woman is created later.
In Genesis 1:29 the second version written by the Priestly source tells that man and woman are given food to live on and it is not called Garden of Eden and in Genesis 2:15 the first version written by the Jahwist source has only the man is put into the Garden of Eden. In conclusion, a creation myth or story is a cultural, traditional or religious myth that describes the earliest beginnings of the present world. Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions and are found throughout human cultures. A creation myth conveys profound truths but not necessarily in a historical or literal sense. Most of the time these myths described the cosmos as a state of chaos. Found in nearly every ancient culture around the world, creation myths typically develop from oral traditions ending with multiple versions. A possible explanation of the similarities of the versions of creation as written in the Old Testament, the Enuma Elish and the Avesta could be that the Assyrians and Babylonians ruled over Canaan for over one-thousand years, then the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah for almost two-hundred years followed by the Persians who ruled over the Israelites and Judahites for over two-hundred years.
God takes a rest on the seventh day. Then
Whereas, in Genesis 2:4-25, after creating the heavens and the Earth God forms man from the dust found on the ground. God then places man into the Garden of Eden on the condition that he does not eat anything the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. With man safely in the Garden of Eden, God again using dirt from the Earth forms all of the other creatures and animals that fly and live on the earth. Recognizing the man needs a companion, God puts man to sleep, takes a rib and using the rib creates a woman.
This story of creation from the Old Testament becomes a fundamental part of Judaism and Christianity. Creation myths such as this can be found in all cultures with some being very different while others such as older creation myths from the Babylonians and the Persians are very similar. As an example, the creation myths Enuma Elish from Babylonia and the Avesta from Persia, when compared all three stories appear to happen within six days as well within all three myths the order of creation are similar but not exact.
In Old Testament God creates the Earth and mankind which is similar to the Avesta where it is Ahura Mazda who creates Earth and mankind but in the Enuma Elish there are six gods who participate with creation. Even though there are differences it does appear that there exist similarities between the three versions of creation which is shown in comparison on the following pages.
Written in Genesis 1:1-31 and 2:1-3 is the Hebrews story of how God created the Earth and mankind in six days.
Day 1 - God creates heaven, earth, day and night.
Day 2 - God creates the sky and oceans.
Day 3 - God creates dry land along, vegetation, fruit trees Day 4 - God creates the sun, moon and stars.
Day 5 - God creates all creatures that swim in the oceans and seas along with those can fly.
Day 6 - God creates land animals and mankind.
Day 7 - God rests.
The Enuma Elish, also known as "The Seven Tablets of Creation" is a Babylonian myth originally written between 1800 to 1600BC, consisting of a little of over one-thousand lines and written in cuneiform on seven clay tablets with each tablet having between one-hundred and fifteen to one-hundred and seventy lines on each tablet.
Day 1 - Apsu is the god of water and Tiamat is the god of primeval chaos and bearer of the sky and the earth.
Day 2 - Lahmu created the constellations and Lahamu created muddy silt making the stars and oceans.
Day 3 - Kishar created earth and Anshar created the heavens.
Day 4 - Anu was the god of the sky and created the moon and sun.
Day 5 - Ea was the deity of crafts, mischief; water, seawater, lakewater, intelligence and creation and creates all the animals that swim and fly.
Day 6 - Ea creates the god Marduk who then creates mankind on Earth to do the labor previously done by the other gods.
Day 7 - after all of the fighting and creating Marduk rests.
The Avesta in the religion of Zoroastrianism is the equivalent of the Old Testament of Judaism. With their supreme being named Ahura Mazda their creation story begins in the first chapter of the Vendidad which is part of their Avesta. According Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda creates Earth, trees, plants, animals and mankind in the course of six periods with each period lasting three-thousand years.
In the beginning there was nothing that existed except Ahura Mazda who lived in Endless Light.
Day 1 - day and night are created.
Day 2 - heavens and Earth are created.
Day 3 - the waters of Earth separate and dry land with vegetation appears.
Day 4 - sun, moon, stars are created as well as the seasons.
Day 5 - birds in the sky and fish in the waters are created.
Day 6 - land animals and human beings are created.
Modern biblical scholars believe that there are clearly two versions of the creation story that exist in the chapters of Genesis 1 through 3 in the Old Testament.
These versions appear to come from three different authors or groups of authors called the Jahwist source, the Priestly sources and the Redactor source. Written by the Priestly source around 450BC, the first version begins in Genesis 1:1-31 and ending in Genesis 2:1-3. It is the Jahwist source that wrote the second version in Genesis 2:4-25 around 950BC with additional verses written around 750 to 400BC by the Redactor source. It would then appear that the first version in Genesis 1 was written at a later date then what is written in Genesis 2, consequently, the version as printed in Genesis 2 is the first version. Also notice for instance the differences between the two versions such as in Genesis 1 the focus is on the entire universe, whereas, in Genesis 2 the focus is on the creation of man and his environment. In Genesis 1 the writing of creation is structured with schedule of seven days that accomplished specific tasks on each day, but in Genesis 2 the writing is simpler with the creation earth and heavens, then man followed by the Garden of Eden and ending with the creation of a woman. Another difference is that the Jahwist source in the Old Testament refers to God as "Adonai, YWHW, Jehovah or as in this case Lord Elohim," however, the Priestly source refers to God as …show more content…
Elohim.
The following will be printed in different colors to indicate the Jahwist source printed in blue, the Priestly source printed in orange and the Redactor source printed in red. Included also is the King James Version in Italic font which will show names God and Lord God replaced the names of Elohim and Lord Elohim.
The second version of the creation story in the Old Testament which was written by the Priestly source can be found in the complete chapter of Genesis 1 and ends with Genesis 2:1-3.
The first-half of verse 4 in Genesis 2:, written by the Redactor source tried to connect the two different stories of creation together into one story without changing either story. The first-half of the verse is written with "heavens and the earth" which is in the same as what the Priestly source wrote in Genesis 1. The second half-half of verse 4 is the beginning of the first version of the creation story as written by the Jahwist source. Notice the bold print of "heavens and the earth" followed by the "earth and heavens."
In Genesis 1:6-13, written by the Priestly source, God created heaven and Earth in three days and then in Genesis 2:4 with the first-half of the verse written by the Redactor source and the second-half of the verse written by the Jahwist source it tells that earth and heaven were made in one day.
In Genesis 1:4-5 written by the Priestly source light is separated into day and night on the first day and repeated in Genesis 1:16-19 on the fourth
day. In Genesis 1:20 written by the Priestly source water is used to create moving creatures and fowl that fly above the earth and in Genesis 2:19 written by the Jahwist source ground is used to create every beast on earth and every fowl of the air.
In Genesis 1:11-13 written by Priestly source plants are created with mankind being created in Genesis1:26-27, however, in Genesis 2:7-9 written by Jahwist source mankind is created and then plants are created. In Genesis 1:25-26 written by Priestly source all other living creatures are created then mankind is created and in Genesis 2:7 and 19 written by Jahwist source mankind is created then all other living creates.
The second version written by the Priestly source writes of specific accomplishments that were accomplished on specific days. The first version written by the Jahwist source is not as specific and has no mention of the achievements and on which days did they occur on.
In Genesis 1:1-28 the second version written by the Priestly source version tells that the order of creation is heaven, earth, plants, animals, male and female then in Genesis 2:4-23 the first version written by the Jahwist source tells that the order of creation is earth, heaven, man, plants, animals, and then female. In the second version written by the Priestly source it tells of the creation of sun, moon and stars to light the day and night. In the first version written by the Jahwist source there is no mention the creation of sun, moon or stars.
In Genesis 1:11 the second version written by the Priestly source tells that all God has to do is say that something will be created and it is created but in Genesis 2:8 the first version written in by the Jahwist source explains that God physically molds or makes the various items to create the world, animals and mankind.
In Genesis 1:27 the second version written by the Priestly source says that both male and female are created on the same day and in Genesis 2:7 the first version written by the Jahwist source shows that man is created first then woman is created later.
In Genesis 1:29 the second version written by the Priestly source tells that man and woman are given food to live on and it is not called Garden of Eden and in Genesis 2:15 the first version written by the Jahwist source has only the man is put into the Garden of Eden. In conclusion, a creation myth or story is a cultural, traditional or religious myth that describes the earliest beginnings of the present world. Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions and are found throughout human cultures. A creation myth conveys profound truths but not necessarily in a historical or literal sense. Most of the time these myths described the cosmos as a state of chaos. Found in nearly every ancient culture around the world, creation myths typically develop from oral traditions ending with multiple versions. A possible explanation of the similarities of the versions of creation as written in the Old Testament, the Enuma Elish and the Avesta could be that the Assyrians and Babylonians ruled over Canaan for over one-thousand years, then the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah for almost two-hundred years followed by the Persians who ruled over the Israelites and Judahites for over two-hundred years.