Compare And Contrast The Creation Of Earth And Humanity

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In the Book of Genesis, there are two different accounts of God’s creation of the world. The two accounts are the one from the “JE” and the other from the “P”. These writings provide two different views on creation of the Earth and humanity from a Judeo-Christian perspective. Although these accounts are different, I do not believe that these inconsistencies contradict each other. There are similarities and differences in these accounts that shape the way in which people view humanity and creation of the world.
The two accounts differ in order of events and the time it took to create the world. The “P” account declares that it took God seven days to create the world. It starts with the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth. Then, God continues with his creation by adding new elements such as animals during each of the seven days of creation. On the sixth …show more content…

In the “P” account, humanity was created on the sixth day after God created everything else in the world. He creates Man in his image and tasked him to inhabit and care for his creation. The creation of Man occurs earlier in the “JE” account. The creation of humanity is the second thing that God creates in that account. Although the “JE” account puts the creation of humanity as second, it implies an Earth similar to the one in the “P” account. In the “P” version, more details are given whereas they are more implied in the “JE.” Both accounts present the creation of Man as the caretaker for the world in which God created. Both accounts present God as the creator and an all-powerful being. The “JE” account does provide more insight to God’s relationship with humanity through the account of Adam and Eve and Original Sin. The point at which each account presents the creation does not impact its importance in either account since God values man enough to make him the caretaker of his

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