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Gensis & Babylonian Creation Myths Compared
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COMPARING TWO CREATION
STORIES:
GENESIS 1 &
A BABYLONIAN STORY OF ORIGINS
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References:
Comparison of 1st Creation Story with Babylonian Creation
Story
The Babylonian creation story is called by its first
two words "Enuma Elish." According to archeologists, it was originally written circa 1120 BCE. It was discovered in 1875 CE. It bears many points of similarity to the first creation story in the Bible: 1
The many points of similarity between the two traditions
is conclusive proof that one story was derived from the other (or that both were derived from a still older original). According to liberal theologians, the Babylonian
account of creation was written in the 12th century BCE, centuries earlier
than the Biblical account. According to conservative Christian theologians, the opposite happened: the Babylonian account
was written after the Biblical account. |
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