Genesis Craetion Stories Compared and Contrasted
Two creation stories are contained within the book of Genesis. ... The second creation story discussed in the book of Genesis also contains the creation of mankind and the animals but contains only a smaller part of the creation of the world. Both creation stories are very similar, but both also contain many apparent and important differences too. The creation of the universe is truly unknown to any man but within both of the attempts to explain creation found within the book of Genesis similarities and differences contained help form a solid basis in which any common person can easily establish what the point that both stories is trying to portray to them is. The major difference between both of the stories of creation found in the book of Genesis is that of time. The first story of creation in the book of Genesis is focused mainly upon Gods creation of the entire universe in six working days with one day of rest and reflection added at the end. ... According to Genesis, God then followed the third day by creating the moon, sun, and stars in order to determine the seasons, months, and days on the fourth day.