GENESIS AND ANCIENT MYTHS OF THE NEAR EAST

When people approach texts in the Bible it is important to explore the cultural context in which text appears. Regarding Genesis it is important to look at writing along with other modern works of similar geography and theme. Ancient Mesopotamians of the oldest civilization produced many stories about creation and natural events. It is noteworthy that many stories of Sumerians, Ackadians, and Hebrews began as the verbal tradition of the events they mentioned before they wrote, so follow the timing of these prehistoric myths It is difficult. These works are dating.

In his two books (below), John H. Walton is based on the similarity of other "creative myths" (ANE from here) with the modern or related Hebrew Bible in the Near East. Please check oral proposal, Genesis 1.1-2.3 etc etc. One of the two main objectives of Genesis 1's text can be determined again by verbal clues and other ANEs to create literary similarity of myths. The point in this part makes the explanation about the author's Jerusalem temple very clear. It has relations with contracts, priests, and David in Zion. It means that the temple of Jerusalem is "the hometown of God" and "the land of rest", and God "lives" and "rest" in that temple

Because of the pagan religious concept which dominated Egypt and Canaan, Genesis 1 chapter declared the truth about God, humanity and the world. In stark contrast to the ancient Near East myth, the portraits of God, man, and the world were clear. This opening performance introduces us to the world where the protagonists of drama - God and human - and history drama develop. Reading the first chapter of Genesis is somewhat similar to what might happen in a very wonderful art exhibition. Let's say you sit quietly and are shocked by the beauty and power of the luxurious painting. Then someone approached you and said, "How do you want to see artists?" Genesis 1 is an artist's introduction. What is it? The first three words of the Hebrew Bible can be translated as follows. (1) "Introduction", (2) "Creation", "3", "God" (theme of acting)