Difference between revisions of "Two Accounts of Creation: Bereshit 1–2/1/en"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Topic Manager created an empty topic subpage) |
m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | <aht-xml> | ||
| + | <page type="Introduction"> | ||
| + | <h1>Two Accounts of Creation</h1> | ||
| + | <h2 name="">Repeat?</h2> | ||
| + | Both Chapters 1 and 2 of Sefer Bereshit speak of the creation of the world.  While Chapter 1 is a somewhat formulaic and stylized narrative, including a day by day account  of the world's origins, Chapter 2 reads more like a story, describing the formation of Adam and his environs in a more personal manner.  Why does the Torah find it necessary to include two distinct accounts of the same event? | ||
| + | |||
| + | <h2 name="">Contrasting Portraits</h2> | ||
| + | <p>More troubling than the repetition, though, is the fact that the two accounts appear to contradict one another regarding a number of points:</p> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Order of Creation</li> | ||
| + | <li>Creation of Man</li> | ||
| + | <li></li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | </page> | ||
| + | </aht-xml> | ||
Version as of 02:06, 18 June 2015
Two Accounts of Creation
Introduction
Repeat?
Both Chapters 1 and 2 of Sefer Bereshit speak of the creation of the world. While Chapter 1 is a somewhat formulaic and stylized narrative, including a day by day account of the world's origins, Chapter 2 reads more like a story, describing the formation of Adam and his environs in a more personal manner. Why does the Torah find it necessary to include two distinct accounts of the same event?
Contrasting Portraits
More troubling than the repetition, though, is the fact that the two accounts appear to contradict one another regarding a number of points:
- Order of Creation
- Creation of Man
