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    differences and similarities between the Theogony and Genesis can tell us about the culture of the people who wrote them. The first similarity that I see is the relationship between the first gods in the Theogony and the first things God creates in Genesis. In Genesis God creates the heavens and the earth and then light and dark (CM pp. 73). Similarly‚ in Theogony Gaia‚ the earth god‚ comes from the chaos and gives birth to Ouranos‚ the heaven‚ and Day and Night were also born (Theogony ln. 116-26).

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    Genesis and Theogony…Plagiarism? The Book of Genesis is a compilation‚ and like every compilation it has a wide variety of contributors who‚ in turn‚ have their individual influence upon the final work. It is no surprise‚ then‚ that there exist certain parallels between the Theogony‚ the cosmogony of the early Greeks‚ and the Book of Genesis‚ the first part of the Pentateuch section of the Bible. In fact‚ arguments may be made that the extent of this ’borrowing’‚ as it were‚ is not limited to

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    particular that discuss this phenomenon are Theogony‚ written by Hesiod‚ and the book of Genesis of the Bible. The Bible is‚ and has been for years‚ the most read and religiously followed book of all time‚ and one book of the Bible that specifically discusses how creation occurred is Genesis‚ which in fact means creation. Genesis talks about in depth the process in which the earth and life were created and the progression of how the world was populated‚ while Theogony‚ written by Hesiod‚ is a book that discusses

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    Creative Assignment 1 The first similarity that I found is the division class of male and female. In the both of Genesis and Hesiod’s Theogony‚ it is stated that from the beginning there are only two genders for mankind. Technically‚ it is unclear when the first mankind is created‚ but the appearance of the first human is stated in the Prometheus’ chapter when the gods and mortal men were negotiating‚ (Theogony ln. 317) and Pandora‚ a gorgeous yet has a hidden intention from the gods. It is clearly

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    First of all‚ Genesis was written years before Ovid wrote Metamorphoses. With such as a gap in time‚ there are differences included in the second poem‚ which is shown by the fact that Ovid was exiled from Rome after publishing Metamorphoses (Kenney 1). Genesis‚ which is defined as the formation of something‚ seems to take more of a spiritual stand‚ while Metamorphoses‚ meaning a change or form of nature‚ sticks to being more scientific. Genesis’ and Ovid’s works both carry similarities with the theme

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    The Great Floods: Gilgamesh vs. The Genesis The epic story of Gilgamesh talks about a great flood that covered the whole world. Isn’t it strange that this story seems to mirror that of the great flood in the Book of Genesis? These two stories contain general similarities but when comparing the minute details‚ they are very different. The story of Gilgamesh was written around 2000 B.C.‚ many years before the Genesis story in about 400 B.C. The writers of the bible probably knew of the flood in

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    The Old Testament is an ancient religious text that is the basis for three widely practiced religions. The first two chapters of the book‚ Genesis and Exodus‚ include a multitude of religious stories such as the creation story and an explanation of God’s relationship to his chosen people the Israelites. In the stories of Genesis and Exodus‚ God is a vengeful character because of his actions during the story of Adam and Eve‚ the story of Noah‚ and the Israelite’s flight from Egypt. The first example

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    In the sacred text “In The Beginning: Genesis” Moses writes about Adam‚ Eve‚ God‚ and the serpent. The serpent tempts Adam and Eve to eat the fruit from the forbidden tree of knowledge that God told them not to eat from. In the epic poem “The Odyssey” Homer writes about Odysseus going to fight in the Trojan War and his twenty year journey to make it back home.When the characters got tempted‚ what they wanted looked good at the time‚ but when they pursued it‚ they turned out to have consequences.

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    is sent in the form of a supernatural force in order to wipe them out for their misdeeds. Amidst all the existing variations of the flood stories‚ the most renowned is undoubtedly the account from the Biblical book of Genesis. Although this version of the story shares many similarities in terms of the structure that it follows with pre-existing accounts such as Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh and previous Sumerian account; it can be argued that on the flipside there are many differences that are observed

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    consistently ruled by different leadership and kingdoms‚ which allow the mixing of its peoples’ culture and religion. Based on Kirta‚ Aqhat‚ and Theogony of Hesiod‚ Canaanite religion and literature has similarities with ancient Mesopotamia‚ ancient Greece‚ and ancient Israel literature and religion. The Canaanite religion and literature‚ Kirta‚ shows similarities with ancient Israel literature and religion. In the story of Kirta‚ Kirta is depressed because he doesn’t have any children. He prays to the

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