{"id":55482,"date":"2024-11-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/?p=55482"},"modified":"2025-01-31T06:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:11:50","slug":"genesis-1-2-versus-the-ancient-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/genesis-1-2-versus-the-ancient-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis 1\u20132 Versus the Ancient Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may have heard that there are different accounts of creation in some ancient Near Eastern sources. While there are similarities between these accounts and what we find in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Gen+1-2&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genesis 1\u20132<\/a>, many significant differences remain. This leads some to view the biblical account of creation as a polemic against the myths of the surrounding nations. Scholar Kenneth A. Mathews points out some of these key differences in his article on the uniqueness of the Genesis creation story in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=42866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSB Study Bible<\/a>. Let\u2019s learn what these differences are and how the biblical account of creation portrays the unique work of the true Creator God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE UNIQUENESS OF THE GENESIS CREATION STORY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are many similarities between parts of Genesis and ancient Near Eastern (ANE) myths, there are also fundamental differences. These are seen especially in the significantly different views of the Creator and creation. Five features in particular distinguish the biblical creation account and perspective. So distinctive theologically is the biblical teaching from that of Israel\u2019s neighbors that it is best explained as the result of divine revelation, not the imagination or \u201creligious genius\u201d of the biblical author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE IDENTITY OF GOD<\/strong> <strong>IN GENESIS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic identity of God as revealed in Genesis is distinct from all other ANE conceptions. The Lord God did not have an origin and did not have a female counterpart. In fact, Genesis does not present any kind of theogony (origin of the gods). God simply always existed. The concept of fertility was a common explanation among the ancients for how the world was created. It was believed that gods and goddesses joined in sexual union and thus produced the world, just as man and woman can come together to create a child. Israel\u2019s God, however, was revealed to be asexual, neither male nor female. According to other ANE religions the world (or parts of it, like the sun) was a divine \u201cThou,\u201d whereas in Genesis the world was revealed to be an \u201cit,\u201d a non-supernatural reality brought into existence by a supernatural God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NO RIVAL GODS<\/strong> <strong>IN GENESIS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While polytheistic views dominated the ANE, Genesis revealed that God has no divine rivals. A common explanation for creation among the ancients was that an epic battle had raged between creator gods and anti-creation deities. Ultimately, the creator god overcame the anti-creation forces\/gods, in some cases using the slain bodies of their enemies to make the stuff of the world. In Genesis there is no rival opposing the Creator. All creation obeyed the voice of God, as expressed in the recurring phrase, \u201cand it was so\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Gen+1%3A7&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1:7<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CREATION OUT OF NOTHING<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Genesis the Creator by inherent authority as Sovereign Lord spoke creation into a functional, well-ordered existence. There was no eternal pre-created matter, such as was believed in the ancient myths. Genesis says God spoke all things into origination. This does not mean he uttered words that possessed inherent magical powers. Rather, the irrevocable power of God\u2019s creation words was grounded in the authority of God himself. Unlike the nature deities whose existence was limited to the world system, God existed before creation and above creation. Also, creation was not the emanation of divine person or power. It was separate from him, a new reality subject to his will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE VALUE OF HUMANITY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Genesis the Creator bestowed special value on humanity. Human beings in the ANE view were not indispensable to the operation of the world, whereas in Genesis they were essential as its chief caretakers. The Lord blessed humanity, assigning man and woman the responsibility to propagate and to rule over the earth (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Gen+1%3A26-28&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1:26\u201328<\/a>). ANE myths explained the purpose of humanity as servants who met the servile interests of the gods. The Bible elevates the person and role of humans who were \u201ccrowned . . . with glory and honor\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Ps+8%3A5&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ps 8:5<\/a>), made in the divine image. God prepared the resplendent Garden of Eden for humanity, giving humanity meaningful work and purpose (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Gen+2%3A8-18&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gn 2:8\u201318<\/a>). Also, Genesis presents the first humanity as individuals who were the progenitors of the human race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE SABBATH<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Genesis the Creator provided the seventh day as a holy day of rest and celebration (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Gen+2%3A1-3&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2:1\u20133<\/a>), which was later memorialized in Israel\u2019s Sabbath (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Ex+20%3A8-11&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ex 20:8\u201311<\/a>). The Sabbath was unique to Israel, not tied to the movement of the stars, such as in the ancient preoccupation with astrology. The Lord was revealed as Master of the material universe and of time. All creation was invited to join in the knowledge of God and in the worship of him as Creator and Sustainer of all things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pick Up the CSB Study Bible<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CSBStudyBibleSocial-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CSBStudyBibleSocial-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CSBStudyBibleSocial-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CSBStudyBibleSocial-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CSBStudyBibleSocial-1536x870.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The article above is one of over thirty articles included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=42866\">CSB Study Bible<\/a>. This study Bible based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=41107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian Standard Bible<\/a> also includes thousands of study notes on, hundreds of word studies, and over 200 full-color resources to help you understand the Bible in its historical context. Pick up your copy from our store today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=42866\" style=\"background-color:#77aa3c\">CSB STUDY BIBLE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have heard that there are different accounts of creation in some ancient Near Eastern sources. 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