We will be discussing creation stories as a means by which different cultures describe who they are. This includes what it means to be “human”, and how we relate to God (or the gods), to each other, and to nature. In your reading, you have two conflicting examples of creation s: the epic of Gilgamesh, and the creation stories in the Bible. From your readings, please comment on how these stories differ with respect to:
a Understanding the created universe, God’s (or the god’s) purpose for it.
See Sedlacek pp. 31 – 36 and 49-57, as well as The Genesis Paradigm.
