The creation accounts, the Garden of Eden, the innovations and life spans of early humans, and the flood story are best understood as an Axial Age critique of polytheistic, mythical cosmology.
Dr. Rabbi
Norman Solomon
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Themes from the Egyptian Great Hymn of the Aten, the divine sun disk, appear in Psalm 104: dangerous animals at night, human activity during the day, a focus on humans as opposed to Israelites, the great power of water, and many more.
Prof.
Aaron Koller
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The change in usage over time and what this tells us about the biblical text.
Dr.
Shirly Ben-Dor Evian
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