Comparison Of Genesis 2: 4 And Enuma Elish
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Genesis 1-2:4 and Enuma Elish are both creation stories, even though they were written in different times. In both stories, a divine authority creates the world and everything in it, most importantly humans. But as is the case as most events and ideas in these stories, things happen very differently and the ideas found in each story differ tremendously. In the Genesis creation account, God creates the world and everything in it out of nothing, doing this out of goodness. On the other hand, Marduk is the god in Enuma Elish that creates the world and everything in it, but he does this out of the body parts of other gods. Marduk also creates the world to show his power over the other gods and to prove he is the one who holds the power. As a result