What are the similarities of first and second accounts of creation?

Answer 1

The Greek story of the actual creation resembles neither creation story in Genesis. However, Typhoeus is tricked into eating a fruit, and the Pandora myth often invites comparison with the biblical tale of Eve. Stephen P. Kershaw (A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths) says that over the centuries Eve appears to have been transformed into a Pandora figure, someone for men to be wary of, but that was not the original meaning of the biblical story.

Answer 2

Both the first and second accounts of creation in The Bible emphasize God as the creator of the world and all living things. They both depict the creation of humanity as the pinnacle of God's creation and highlight the importance of humans taking care of the Earth. However, they differ in the order of creation events and the details provided.

Answer 3

There are actually two creation stories in Genesis but there are few, if any, similarities between either story and the theory of evolution.
The first creation story (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) says that grass and trees were created before the sun, moon and stars, whereas we know that stars were created first (the sun is a relatively young star), then the earth and the moon. Only later was it possible for grass and trees to evolve. Finally, God created man (both male and female) in his own likeness - there is no suggestion of any evolution here.
The second creation story (Genesis 2:4b and following) says that a man was created first, before any other animal, whereas scientists tell us that many animals existed before humans, who are of relatively recent origin. This version also says that every plant of the field was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth. In other words, in this account, plants needed neither creation nor evolution - they merely need someone to make it rain.

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Answer 4

There are actually two creation stories in Genesis but there are few, if any, similarities between either story and the theory of evolution.
The first creation story (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) says that grass and trees were created before the sun, moon and stars, whereas we know that stars were created first (the sun is a relatively young star), then the earth and the moon. Only later was it possible for grass and trees to evolve. Finally, God created man (both male and female) in his own likeness - there is no suggestion of any evolution here.

The second creation story (Genesis 2:4b and following) says that a man was created first, before any other animal, whereas scientists tell us that many animals existed before humans, who are of relatively recent origin. This version also says that every plant of the field was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth. In other words, in this account, plants needed neither creation nor evolution - they merely need someone to make it rain.

For more information on the stories of creation and on the theory of evolution, please visit:http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation

Answer 5

The similarities of 1st and 2nd accounts of creation are that both believe God was involved. Slight differences occur in the exact way in which life was specifically started.