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2007-10-16 05:24:44 · 14 answers · asked by Andy M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes it does.
The first is Genesis. 1:1 to Genesis. 2:4a, and was written after the Babylonian captivity.
The 2nd is Genesis 2:4b to 2:25, and was written a couple hundred years before the Genesis 1:1 version.
2007-10-16 05:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
There are Apocryphal tomes not found in the KJV or the Catholic bibles.
Many will be surprised that the Genesis of hate KJV is heavily edited. It totally ignores the creation of Adam's first wife, Lilith, created at the same time and in the same manner as Adam. However since she was Adam's equal, and would not sub-serve herself, Adam whined to God, Lilith was sent away east of Eden to consort with demons. Giving birth to succubi and incubi.
So much is missing from the KJV. I am fortunate enough to possess a 19th century family bible which includes the Apocrypha.
Many Jewish scholars believe the Old Testament was equally edited. How can any follower know that the bible he/she reads is factual and complete? Simple belief in the sanctity of that book could be leading to incomplete or misinterpreted belief.
2007-10-16 06:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by Ursa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Genesis Chapter 1 and Genesis Chapter 2.
The focus of the first creation story is that God made all things out of nothing and that all things that God created are good. It also brings out that we humans are made in the image of God.
The second creation story focuses more on our relationship with God, with each other, and the rest of creation.
Yes, there are significant differences between these two stories that cannot be reconciled if you take the stories literally. Chapter 1 tells how Man was created last. In Chapter 2, Man was one of the first of teh creations, before plants.
The Bible is NOT a science or history book. it is a book that tells of God's loving relationship to man and man's response to that love.
2007-10-16 05:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The way the narrative is constructed can lead to an apparent contradiction. At Genesis 1:24-26, the Bible indicates that the animals were created before man. But at Genesis 2:7, 19, 20, it seems to say that man was created before the animals. Why the discrepancy? Because the two accounts of the creation discuss it from two different viewpoints. The first describes the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them. (Genesis 1:1–2:4) The second concentrates on the creation of the human race and its fall into sin.—Genesis 2:5–4:26.
The first account is constructed chronologically, divided into six consecutive “days.” The second is written in order of topical importance. After a short prologue, it logically goes straight to the creation of Adam, since he and his family are the subject of what follows. (Genesis 2:7) Other information is then introduced as needed. We learn that after his creation Adam was to live in a garden in Eden. So the planting of the garden of Eden is now mentioned. (Genesis 2:8, 9, 15) Jehovah tells Adam to name “every wild beast of the field and every flying creature of the heavens.” Now, then, is the time to mention that “Jehovah God was forming from the ground” all these creatures, although their creation began long before Adam appeared on the scene.—Genesis 2:19; 1:20, 24, 26
Hope this helps.
2007-10-16 05:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but they are similar. Genesis 1 and Genesis 2.
2007-10-16 05:28:32 · answer #5 · answered by Free Thinker A.R.T. ††† 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the story Genesis copied
Gilgamesh=the older story of god up to and including the flood
(only difference is the serpent was changed to the devil,instead of being god)
2007-10-16 05:33:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does. Written by two different authors, too.
2007-10-16 05:39:40 · answer #7 · answered by Green is my Favorite Color 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No... only one.
Eden (now Tabriz) did exist. It is now an industrial place, which is thriving.
The 4 rivers are still there too, that flowed near it.
2007-10-16 05:32:23 · answer #8 · answered by Samantha 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Both in genesis
2007-10-16 05:28:01 · answer #9 · answered by darwinsfriend AM 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Let the hand waving begin!
Yup two different stories.
2007-10-16 05:27:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
why not, it has mulitple authors that contradict the stories that came before it
2007-10-16 05:27:50 · answer #11 · answered by Brian S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋