In The Bible Among the Myths‚ Oswalt states‚ “If the historical basis on which the supposed revelation [the Bible] rested was false‚ then why should we give any special credence to the ideas resting on that basis” (p. 31). Please post a 400-word response to Oswalt’s statement. Seek to answer whether or not one could trust a historically false document to be theologically accurate? If not‚ why? If so‚ how? While sources are not required‚ you may support your answer from the Bible‚ your textbooks‚
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define creation? Creation is the “act of producing or the cause to exist” (Dictionary‚ 2012‚ pg.1). There are many different answers depending on the part of the world u were raised in and the culture you are part of. One of the biggest mysteries that scientists are still faced with today is how the world was created. Every culture in the world has their own idea of how the world was created. The sky‚ earth and underworld are all represented through the creation myths. Creation myths indicate
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of six nations. Their creation story uses an unique perspective that is uncommon and not as well known. The creation myth of the Iroquois people was built off of the Native American culture‚ made more realistic with the creation elements seen in the story‚ and provides an explanation on how they view the symbol of the turtle and animals. As defined by britannica.com‚ a creation myth is "A philosophical and theological elaboration of the primal myth of creation
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many stories about the creation of the universe‚ the oldest of which originating from Heliopolis (Shafer 1991: 91-92). This myth involves a being named Atum manifesting out from a primeval darkness (or waters) to generate more beings through means of either spit or ejaculate. Most of what scholars know about this myth comes from portions of the Pyramid Texts (David 2002: 84). Also from the Old Kingdom (though still later than this Heliopolitan myth) is another creation myth stemming from Hermopolis
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Creation myth are mythical views of the begin of the world. they usually have the core values in the creation myths. the core values can be express by their religious‚ ritual‚ or by their community. The Australian and navajo creation myths are similar in many ways‚ but have differences that show an inherently different way of thinking about the world. All have creators-gods that make the world into what is now. There are conflicts within their world‚ and these conflicts change the face world. Two
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Creation Myths were first created to help the peoples of the certain time period in different places across the world figure out why they were put on the Earth. The Mayan‚ the Shinto‚ and the Christians all had different beliefs to how they were created. The Mayan myth comes from the Popol Vuh‚ a sacred book of the Mayan peoples. While the Shinto’s myth came from Japan’s oldest chronicle‚ Kojiki (“Record of Ancient Matters”). The Book of Genesis comes from the first book of Hebrew scripture‚
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There are many different creation myths from different religions and different cultures. Two of the many creation myths are the creation myth of Genesis and the creation myth of India. Although these are both creation myths there are still some similarities and some differences between the two. The similarities between the Genesis and India creation myths are that both of the creators are benign and both of the Gods are supreme while the differences between them are that the reasons why man was created
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Creation Myths of the Ancient Greeks‚ Mesopotamians‚ and Chinese Zach Lenart Ancient Mythology East and West Professor Shawn Youngblood October 2‚ 2012 Lenart-1 Creation myths of are often examined‚ but more often than not they are looked at individually. Much more can be learned if different myths are analyzed at the same time‚ recognizing similarities and differences as well as overlapping themes in these myths. We can learn about many aspects of a culture from their creation myths
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Myth still remains one of the major links that merges the different cultures and religions from various ethnicities. “The Creation of the Titans and the Gods”‚ as well as “The Creation‚ Death‚ and Rebirth of the Universe”‚ are among the many creation myths that highlight these combinations. Throughout history‚ myths have created various similarities and differences between the cultures and religions of the world. Man – the common principle in myths‚ illustrates that man was produced exclusively
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Concerning creation myths‚ there are three main motifs: the idea of a bloody struggle creating the world‚ the idea of the Gods taking multiple times to create a good human race‚ and the idea of the Gods creating humans so that there is someone to take care of the Earth to care for each other and not be alone. Gods‚ monsters‚ heroes‚ and mortals have all been used in countless creation myths in order to help people understand why things are like they are and have been passed throughout the generations
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