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Tradition says that the Book of Genesis, which opens with an account of creation, was dictated by God to Moses. On this view, the story of creation comes from God, although some notice that there are really two quite different and contradictory histories of the creation and say this is part of the evidence for at least two authors of what is now the Book of Genesis.
Scholars recognise that the creation account in Genesis 1:1-2:4a is different in tone, content and style from the creation account that begins in Genesis 2:4b. They say that the second account is much older in Judaism, and attribute it to an anonymous source now known as the Yahwist ('J Source'), writing in the southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah in the ninth century BCE. They see similarities in this history to earlier Canaanite and Mesopotamian account, from which it may have been derived. Scholars attribute the first creation history to an anonymous source now known as the Priestly Source ('P Source') writing during the Babylonian Exile.
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∙ 9y agoCreation stories came from the need to understand why we are here. The creation stories of one culture were usually influenced by the creation stories of ancestral and neighbouring cultures. So, the second creation story in Genesis (Gen. 2:4b onwards) came largely from the Canaanite milieu.
The first creation story in Genesis (1:1-2:4a) is much more recent and comes from Babylon during the Babylonian Exile. Its anonymous author, now known as the Priestly Source, preferred to call his God by the name El Shaddai (God Almighty) and this is reflected in the story. Whereas there were limits to the powers of God in the second story, such as the need to make living creatures out of the pre-existing dirt, in this story God could just speak them into existence.
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∙ 9y agoCreation stories are a worldwide tradition going all the way back. Every ancient people has one; no exceptions. This is because they were based on fact. However, as nations slid into idolatry, their creation-accounts turned into grotesque parodies of the original, which eventually survived only in the Torah. See also:
What_are_some_proofs_offered_by_Creationists
http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-philosophy/can-you-prove-that-god-exists
http://www.allaboutscience.org/intelligent-design.htm
http://www.pathlights.com/ce_encyclopedia/sci-ev/sci_vs_ev_26.htm
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What are the three de-creation stories?
three de-creation stories are Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve, and the tower of Babel
Name the truths revealed in the Creation stories?
nothing is true in the creation story
What is the differences from creation stories and migration stories?
the difference is that a a creation story is what people think and a migration story is almost the same but has some differences
What are The 6 stories of Genesis?
# Creation # Adam and Eve # Abraham # Jacob and Esau # Joeseph Those are the only five that I could come up with.
In which of the first five books of the Old Testament will you find two creation stories?
The Bible begins with the book of Genesis and it is there that the two Creation stories can be found.
What are creation stories of the Cree tribe?
Coyote Creates the Earth and Grandmother's Creation Story
Where can you read the story of creation?
Which one? Every culture and religion in the history of Earth has come up with their own often unique spin on creation. Start with the related link to Wikipedia, on creation stories. It will give you a lot of good places to start, and will provide some basic accounts of many of the major ones.
Where can you get the Chinese creation story?
There are many Chinese creation stories. One is available via the attached link.
What are some stories in the old testiment?
Creation stories, Cain and abel, tower of babel, noah's flood stories, exodus, ect... :)
What are a part of the native American oral tradition -earth-diverstories - independence stories - origin stories - creation myths?
Independence stories.
Do all creation stories begin with chaos?
AnswerPerhaps not all, but many of the more ancient creation stories of the Mediterranean and Near East regions began with chaos. The struggle between good and evil, or between the righteous gods and the chaos monsters provided a satisfying and plausible explanation for the reasons for the creation of this imperfect world.We even find fragments of ancient Hebrew chaos stories in Psalms and Job, although the creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2 could perhaps be considered as reflecting more recent cultural attitudes to the older chaos-creation stories.
Creation stories of other cultures and different religions?
There are numerous stories of creation in many different cultures and religions. A very comprehensive compilation can be found in the Related links below.
