The Biblical creation story were archaeologically predated by a similar Sumerian creation story?
(It was, by the way. Look up Ancient Sumerian Archaeologist Zecherias Sitchin)
ie: The farthest back (culturally) we can go in history are the Sumerians. After them came the Babylonians, Assyrians, Hebrews, etc etc etc. We know jack before the Sumerians, essentially - they were here (as far as recorded history is conerned) first.
Coincidentally, (or not) their culture had a creation story that, interestingly enough, seems to be the original copy/version of the Biblical story, and was around thousands of years beforehand.
Would it rub you wrong if g/God revealed the alleged truth of creation to this "pagan" culture first and Genesis was simply a bootleged version?
Would it change what you believe at all?
Do you even think the creation story should be taken literally?
2006-08-01 19:53:38 · 9 answers · asked by annetacular 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Bob: How can word of mouth be "documented"? Doesn't that go against the very nature of the idea of word of mouth?
Also, if you did any of your Old Testament Survey homework, it is alleged that Moses wrote the first five books, not certain. The most die hard Christian theologians would concede.
And even still, it seems that historically, whatever Moses may or may not have written was already around, thousands of years before. Whoever did the copying is of no import.
2006-08-01 20:14:34 · update #1
Yes. I think creation should be taken literally.
As for who told the story first, or who they called themselves, it wouldn't matter. I don't worship the creation story, I worship the God Who did the creating.
The creation story won't give me salvation, Jesus Christ did that.
2006-08-01 20:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by Einsteinetta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Three people walk into a friends home. On the table is a candle and a note and a bowl of ice cream. The first one looks at the candle and says, "based on the amount of wax accumulated and the rate of burning, our friend has been out for two hours. THe second looks at the solid ice cream and says the friend had just left. The other looks at the note which says their friend left two minutes ago and will e back shortly. Which one looks stupid when the friend comes back?
You must have a framework into which you place the evidence, or else you end up totally wrong. The judeo-christian framework just happens to fit the evidence perfectly.
2006-08-01 20:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by acaykath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the Judeo-Christian story of creation was passed on by word of mouth until Moses wrote it down. This is documented. Therefore, you cannot say that your claim is historically accurate, since you can't prove when the story of creation first originated.
Moses was God's prophet, so I don't think God would have allowed him to write false teachings.
2006-08-01 20:07:42 · answer #3 · answered by bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all to declare the universe became created is an assumption, an assumption you may no longer instruct. And the universe did no longer pop out of no longer something -it got here out of a singularity on the subject of the dimensions of a pea yet with plenty warmth and gravity that remember became ripped aside. that's a valid question to ask how the singularity have been given there, yet there is an exceedingly exciting concept talked approximately as membrane concept, or brane concept for short.
2016-10-01 09:17:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I already knew that my friend...
Actually, your facts are incorrect, archaeologically speaking the Sumerians are pre-dated by other cultures that thrived in Mesopotamia before the rise of Sumer.
The Halaf culture for instance.
I am a Christian by the way.
2006-08-01 19:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats odd is that some people want to use the Bible as a time table when its already been shown that the Bible doesn't teach math. Multiplying does not mean 1 + 1, it doesn't even get anywhere until you get into the twos, so multiplying should be between four people? (2X2 for the slower folk)
2006-08-01 20:07:10 · answer #6 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really, since the evolution theory predates all of that, and we've had that crammed down our throats since elementary school.
2006-08-01 19:58:09 · answer #7 · answered by Chris K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some sleep........LSD does not help you understand the Bible better or ponder such abstract questions ....Don't do drugs....Drugs are bad....Nnn-K!?
2006-08-01 20:00:36 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. US of A, Baby! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evolution is science. religion is fiction.
2006-08-01 20:02:14 · answer #9 · answered by jesusisdead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋