creation account of Genesis
This essay focuses on creation account of Genesis. The question of how we read the Genesis creation narratives is particularly pressing in a scientific age. At first glance, what the sciences tell us about the size.
creation account of Genesis
. the link is in the instructions. i have also put the link here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectlibre/The paper will need to essentially show four different comparisons/contrasts between the Old Testament and ancient Near East (ANE) literature: 1.) Compare/contrast the creation account of Genesis with the creation account in the Enuma Elish. 2.) Compare/contrast the flood account in Genesis with the flood account in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
3.) Compare/contrast the account of Babel in Genesis with the the “Confusion of Tongues.” 4.) Compare/contrast a biblical account with one other piece of ANE literature of your choosing. In the paper, one paragraph per comparison/contrast is sufficient, but be sure to actually engage and cite the texts. In your conclusion, argue for the theological significances of these comparisons and contrasts. Show me what the authors of Scripture are saying about YHWH (the Lord) compared to other gods of the ancient Near East. Also, tell me.
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The question of how we read the Genesis creation narratives is particularly pressing in a scientific age. At first glance, what the sciences tell us about the size. Also age of the universe and the evolutionary origin of humanity stands in clear contradiction to how these realities are portrayed in the opening chapters of Genesis.
There have been various approaches to addressing these seeming contradictions. On the one hand, some skeptics simply dismiss the Bible because its portrayal of reality doesn’t fit that of modern science. On the other hand, many Christians assume that the Bible and science must be shown to agree, which often ends up dismissing any science (for example, evolution) that seems to contradict the Bible; but sometimes this approach results in efforts to make the Bible anticipate modern science (which is anachronistic).
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