The Creation Of The World

The biblical metanarrative touches the storyline of the main book, the Bible, from the beginning from Genesis to the end of Revelation. Throughout the bible there are many stories that have a message and come across to Christians that relate to their life. The bible is one book with many events that tells one big story. There are five acts of the biblical metanarrative consists of which are, Act I: The God of Creation, Act II: Sin Enters the World, Act III: God Covenants with Israel, Act IV: Jesus and the New Covenant, and Act V: The Fellowship of believers. Each of these Acts have stories about the life of Jesus that has a meaning Christians relate to.

Creation stories are symbolic accounts of how the world and its inhabitants came about. These stories first developed in oral traditions, so there are multiple accounts of them from different cultures and societies. The Babylonian Creation story, the Genesis Creation story, and the Sumerian story of the Creation of Enkidu are examples of these and the similarities are interesting. As Dennis Bratcher states, “Because of many parallels with the Genesis account, some historians concluded that the Genesis account was simply a rewriting of the Babylonian Story. As a reaction, many who wanted to maintain the uniqueness of the Bible argues either that there were no real parallels between the accounts or that the Genesis narratives were

Creation stories are tools used to try to explain the unexplainable. For centuries humans have been searching for answers to the what, when, why, and how questions that encompass life. Genesis and the Iroquois Creation Myth are two different stories that seek to describe the creation of Earth and the universe that surrounds it. Genesis describes a Christian perspective, particularly one of the most popular Western explanations to life on Earth. The Iroquois Creation Myth, on the other hand, takes a less traditional approach, while only mildly alluding to religion. The similarities between the two lie in the timeless battle of good versus evil.

All different cultures have their own creation stories, mostly all containing the elements of a Higher Power of some sort, how the power created the world, and the creation a human man. The Christian belief in the Genesis story has these key elements , as does the Iroquois creation myth, The World on the Turtle's Back. Although these two creation stories share similarities, they also have some stark contrasts. These contrasts include, how the two cultures of the Native American Iroquois tribe and then Christians view life and aspects of good and evil, the way each culture views nature and the impact that has on their culture, and finally the way the Christian God and the Iroquois gods are portrayed to

There’s tons of debate between which creation story is true. Some people say that the Adam and Eve creation story is true. Others truly think the Native American one is correct. But nobody alive today, has any idea which one is true, probably no one ever will. However, both Native American and Creation stories are similar in many ways. Both stories are different also.

There are many different theories about the creation of the world. The two that rival each other are the religious versions and the scientific version. The quote “They say that every atom in our bodies was once a part of a star”, by Carl Sagan an astronomer, supports the scientific theory, which is being accepted as true more and more each day. What the quote tells us is that Carl Sagan believed in the Big Bang theory and the theory of evolution.

Firstly, I would like to start off with the beginning where Greek creation stories with other creation stories all started with chaos (nothing). Gaia and Uranus which were created as Mother Earth and the Sky. Then Erebus was created in the void. In the Chinese creation story, the passage says ‘all was chaos, and this chaos was shaped like a hen’s egg. Inside the egg were Yin and Yang’, which were the two opposing forces of which the universe was made.

There are many creation stories, which try to tell us about the beginnings of life, but there is only one true creation story. Hindu creation story takes many similarities from, the Bible. The Bible creation story starts with nothing. The earth was void and darkness roamed the surface of the waters. Then God commanded there to be light and light filled the atmosphere.

In the year 1609 Italian scientist Galileo Galilei invented the first telescope. With it he gained the ability to spot out distinct thing such as the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter (Biography.com Editors). He had created a gateway to discovery that took the night sky from being a black shade glowing with sparks to discernible objects with distinct characteristics. In essence, it gave the sky new meaning and dimension. From observing space, scientists were able to gain a better understanding of the universe and subsequently the world. Than in 1957 the Russians launched Sputnik, a satellite the size of a beach ball, which broke Earth’s atmosphere for the first time (Steve Garber). Now it was possible to venture into space, rather than just observe it. Again, this added a new dimension to the universe. Now instead of simply learning from those things outside of earth, people could take part in it. From this invitation to participation, huge institutions arose. Governments dedicated and continue to dedicate billions of dollars a year to furtherment of space exploration. (Fiscal Year 2015 Budget) With such huge amounts of resources being siphoned off to this purpose, there must be underlying reasons why space ventures are continually backed. If not the resources would be more lucratively used elsewhere. Humans choose to venture beyond Earth though, because it expands and creates industries, sparkes nationalistic pride and quenches man’s thirst to find out what he does

“In the beginning, when God created the heavens and earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, let there be light; and there was light.” God saw that the light was good and separated it from darkness, having created the first evening and morning. Carrying on in the same vein, over the course of six days, God created many more wonders out simply out of speech. In this order, God created the sky, land (earth), sea, vegetation, sun/moon, sea creatures/birds, all creatures like cattle and wild animals of the earth, and humans to rule over every creature, which were created in God’s image and had blessed the humans and commanded that they be fruitful and multiply. On the sixth day, God saw that all he’d created and indeed, it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested and blessed this day, for all the work he’d done.

Ninian Smart covers the study of religious texts within his model, the seven dimensions of religion for the study of religion. The particular dimension that can be specially linked to the study of religious texts would be the narrative or mythic dimension, which Smart defines as the story side of religion. Smart also makes the point that the handing down of stories whether they are historical mysterious future telling or heroic is typical of all religions or faiths. “These stories often called myths. The term may be a bit misleading, for in the modern study of religion there is no implication that a myth is false.” (Smart, 1998) The stories that religious texts are based on are usually based on history or not as the case may be. The stories concerning creation are obviously before history and are usually concerning the subject of how death and suffering came into being.

Since the dawn of intelligent man, humanity has speculated about the origins of the universe.

The Bible begins with the creation of the world, but also in the very beginning, there is the presence of disobedience to God. In Genesis 12, there is a new beginning. God begins to change the world, that change began with an individual: Abraham. In Genesis 12:1-3, God says to Abraham, “I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing” God continues to say, “I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse”. Through God’s words, there is the idea of an exodus of the current society and the creation of a new one. God chooses the individual that he wants to start the new society. God promises Abraham that “he will be the ancestor of a great nation” (Lohfink 28). Abraham believes the promise from God and “went as the Lord directed him” (Genesis 12:4). When Abraham left he was seventy- five years old and only took with him his wife and nephew, and they embarked on their journey to Canaan. In the promises that God makes to Abraham, he has to go to Canaan. This makes it a covenant because God will hold up his promise to Abraham, if Abraham does what God calls him to do.

All through the course of history, there has been questions relating to the origin of mankind. Different individuals have narrated over the centuries various accounts of mankind 's creation and history of the world. The history of a people matter because it provide us with account of the events of the past which can help to understand the happenings in the present and possibly the future.

From prehistoric times to the present, ships have held a significant importance for humankind. They serve as a means of travel and exploration that would be otherwise unavailable to us, and much can be learned about how they were constructed by past cultures to fit their needs. The Skuldelev ships are a group of five Viking ships that were excavated in the Roskilde Fjord from 1957 to1962. The discovery of the remains gives us a look at what had once been complex sailing ships, serving different working purposes, and representing a variety of social goals. The ships, had been filled with stones and sunk, possibly to block a sea channel from invaders. These ships display a revolutionary approach to shipbuilding as well as extensive specialization. Early in the excavation process, the idea was to build full-scale reconstructions of the finds: “...by building a faithful copy, using the correct tools and materials, it would be possible to delve into the techniques of shipbuilding in the past. The replica could be sailed to test it for seaworthiness and other sailing qualities” (Olsen and Crumlin-Pedersen 1969:103). Experimental archaeology is an important component of this research. Numerous replicas of Skuldelev ships contributed enormously to our understanding of both the technical aspects of these ships as well as the navigation methods. Why was this approach so important to this site?