Is the story of Adam and Eve a creation myth?

Answer 1

Creation stories were told in a time when people did not have a good understanding of how the physical world worked. Without modern science to shed light on such topics as the formation of our planet, and the history of the natural world such things were explained by attributing them to supernatural beings. Various deities were said to have built the world and made all the plants animals that are found there today.

Many modern religions still retain creation stories as part of their belief system.

Answer 2

Whenever Jesus spoke about Noah, Moses, Abraham, Adam and Eve, or any other matters in the book of Genesis, He referred to them as true historical stories. All other New Testament writers treated the Scriptures there the same way. Paul maintains that these are ones: "Who changed the truth of God into a lie..." Romans 1:25. Peter said that what Paul wrote: " in all his epistles...in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:16., as He said He would.

Jesus had said to the liberal Pharisees: "Before Abraham was, I am." John 8:58. That is, He claimed to be the eternal Elohim of creation, of which the book of Genesis speaks, dating Himself as preceding the very real Abraham. Those Pharisees would not agree, liberal as they were, with those of recent days, who deny the patriarch's existence. They thought it was blasphemous for Christ to claim to be equal with the eternal Elohim, and to be in existence "before Abraham was."

There are no myths in Genesis, nor in any of the accepted sixty six books "given by inspiration of God (literally: God-breathed)."

Answer 3

None. For centuries some people have claimed that the old testament stories are simply make-believe stories to teach us how to live. For example, they claimed there was no such person as King David; but in recent years, archaeological evidence has been found in Egypt proving he was a real person.

Answer 4

Most of the people in the world today believe in one form of creation myth or another, simply because they form part of almost every religion. Whether or not myths or religion more generally are superstitions is always a matter of opinion.

Answer 5

A:The story of Adam and Eve is undoubtedly a creation myth. Contrary to common belief, the term 'myth' does not necessarily mean that the story is not true. However, this story does bear many parallels to older creation myths from the ancient Near East and no doubt evolved from them.

Answer 6

In essence: no. In the details: some contain mythological details. In essence no, because they all are expressions of the worldwide tradition that the universe was created and is not accidental.

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Evidence for Creation?

Answer 7

Yes. There are many stories in the Book of Genesis that are clearly myths.

The second creation account and the story of Adam and Eve are based on earlier Mesopotamian myths and are therefore, themselves, myths. The first creation account is based on an older Babylonian myth, which is based on an even older Mesopotamian myth.

The story of Noah's Ark is based on the much earlier, mythical Epic of Gilgamesh.

The stories of Abraham and the great patriarchs are, to some scholars, originally based on myths of the sun and moon gods, as is Joshua and possibly Moses.

The story of Moses being placed in a casket and left in the River Nile is a story that resembles the ancient story of Sargon remarkably well. It is also reflected in other ancient myths, showing the resilience of this myth. The story of the Exodus from Egypt and the military conquest of Canaan is pure legend, and runs contrary to the archaeological evidence.

More than any other Book of The Bible, Genesis can be considered a compilation of the most ancient Hebrew myths, although these were generally updated to make them less obviously mythical.