I've got a couple questions about the bible.?

Question

First off I just want to get it straight that I used to be christian but am not anymore, I'm wiccan now.
Why are there two creation stories?
Where is "Lilith" mentioned in the bible?
Why did god lie to Adam and say he would die if he ate the fruit(Adam live for 900+ years) but satan was right when he told Eve that they wouldn't die? Why did god lie and satan tell the truth?
I don't want any of the "god was testing them" crap or anything like that. Real answers only please.
Thanks.

There is a creation story in Genesis 1 and 2. If it's the same, why would it need to be repeated?
I have another question, what are the books of the bible that were left out and is there any evidence that they were originally supposed to be a part of it?

When Cain had to leave after killing his brother he said that anyone who sees him will surely kill him. At the time there was only his parents so what does he mean by this? His other siblings weren't born yet.

Answer 1

Lilith was in a story that didn't end up in the present version of the Bible. She was the woman in the the verse "male and female created he them". She was expelled from the garden for refusing to submit to Adam and then Eve was created. Lilith was a fertility goddess in Babylonian mythology. Hebrew mythology includes a lot of Babylonian mythology, like when they turned Ishtar into Queen Esther.

Genesis does not say the snake was the devil. That was added centuries later. The snake was "the most cunning of the beasts". The myth was retrofitted to include the devil much later.

There is no evidence that "day" meant thousands of years. If it can be described that way, then the reader has to conclude that it was mis-translated.

Answer 2

Lilith was actually an import from the Mesopotamian creation story. She's mentioned in places like the book of Isaiah because the Hebrews knew about her from their exile into Babylon. The story of Adam and Eve as depicted in Genesis is the only creation story in the Bible.

Second, The death from eating from the forbidden trees doesn't refer to a physical death but a spiritual death. Has anyone ever crossed you in such a way that you don't speak to them anymore (an ex-boyfriend, perhaps)? While that person isn't physically dead they might as well be as far as you are concerned. It's the same thing with Adam and Eve and eating from the forbidden trees. Satan only told half of the truth he said they wouldn't die but he was referring to physically die. God was referring to a spiritual death and that is were the deception of Satan is he only tell enough of the truth to make himself believable the rest is nothing but rubbish.

That's were God's plan for grace opens up. He sends Jesus to die on the cross so His blood could cover the sins of humanity. We are charged with taking in all the information and then deciding what sort of life we want to live. Do we want a life full of "fun" and "rewards" here on earth where once we die the party is over or do we want to make healthier choices and have an eternal life (spiritual life) in Christ Jesus.

Answer 3

There is only one creation story not two. God did not lie, Satan did. Satan did not say that they wouldn't die, but that would not "surely die". The moment they ate of the forbidden fruit there bodies did begin to die. God was not saying that they would die instantly. He meant that when they ate of the fruit that there bodies would start the aging process, they would live a full life then die of old age unless something tragic happened. Satan knew this, that's why he said surely die. Surely meaning right now. Adam and Eve are dead now aren't they or have you seen them somewhere. I don't think so. God was telling the truth. They did die and so does all of humanity. Telling them them they would die was not a test, it was a fact.

Answer 4

Adam did die. Had he obeyed God, he would have ruled on Earth. This is why he was created (which satan clearly knew). Because of his disobedience, Adam was cast out of the garden, which separated him from God, just as the world is separated from God today. He then died 900+ years later. In comparison to eternity, 900 years is a short lifetime. Our 70+ years are even shorter.

Satan deceived Eve, not Adam. Adam could have maintained his status with God, had he not followed Eve in her disobedience. It was Adam's choice that condemned him. There is but one true creation story, no matter how you have been deceived into thinking otherwise. As the prince of the power of the air, satan deceives the whole world, as he apparently has deceived you into believing a lie.

If you have chosen the world over christianity, there is no sense in trying to convince you otherwise. If, however, you have been misguided, you might want to rethink christianity; not the world's distorted view of christianity, but true christianity. Just as you have misunderstood Adam's history, you may have misunderstood God.

Answer 5

Lilith is mentioned nowhere in the Bible. There is only one creation account.

God did not lie to Adam. He did tell Adam that in the day he ate, he would positively die. Satan said that Adam and Eve positively would NOT die. Both Adam and Eve died, obviously. Did they die in the "day" they ate? Yes. The Bible's use of the word day is not - and never has been - limited to 24 literal hours. It can be a thousand years, it can be even longer. Notably, Adam lived before he reached 1,000 years old. Is that a "cop-out" explanation? Not at all. Consider:

That the term day is used for different time periods can readily be seen in our own lives. We speak of our grandmother's 'day.' We oftentimes say 'back in the day.' Obviously we are not talking about 24 hours.

So, there is only one creation account, Lilith is not mentioned in scripture and Adam did indeed die in the day he sinned.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 6

Isaiah 34:14 mentions "liyliyth", the screech owl in King James version. It derives from "layil", the night. Later translations include:
* night-owl (Young, 1898)
* night monster (ASV, 1901; NASB, 1995)
* vampires (Moffatt Translation, 1922)
* night hag (RSV, 1947)
* lilith (New American Bible, 1970)
* night creature (NIV, 1978; NKJV, 1982; NLT, 1996)
* nightjar (New World Translation, 1984).

I don't know why there are two creation accounts.

God said they would die and they did. Immortality is a constant feature of mystery cults, both pre- and post-Christ, but the apostle Paul specifically says that in our sinful state (I don't know about otherwise), we need to die in order to escape our corruptible bodies and put on incorruptible ones. 1 Corinthians 15:36

Answer 7

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Answer 8

There is only one creation "story", look again to see how it all fits together. It cannot be read like mere literature.
Lilith came from jewish mythology, I believe, and never really existed.
God DID tell them they would die, literally, " dying you shall die" in meaning. And, of course, they did. Sickness, disease, that all entered into the life of mankind, and SPIRITUAL death.
Have you never truly studied?
Eve, though the command had been given to Adam, had obviously been told of it. When speaking to the serpent, she ADDED to what God's command had been.
Satan jumped on the opportunity.
THERE is what many miss.
Get back to God.

Answer 9

1. I do not know why there are 2 creation stories
2.. Lilith is not mentioned in the bible.
3. In the bible it says Adam died at the age of 930

Answer 10

The old testament was edited to include modified version of many myths from the middle east, in Genesis the authors selected to include 2 of these myths about creation.
Lilith is a very late concept , not yet there when the old testament was composed, it is a concept of the middle ages in Europe.
The story about the Garden of Eden depicts god as envious of the potential of humans, god lies to protect his status.
Satan, as depicted in Genesis, is very different from the late christian idea, at that period he is rebel Deity, a trouble maker, but not necessarily evil.