What attributes make Genesis different from a Creation Myth?
Attributes? The myth of Genesis isn’t its content, but its interpretation. In my mind, the first chapter is a good blueprint for creating a habitable planet in a new solar system. Even the original language suggests that: In the beginning (“In a beginning” or “once upon a time”) God created (organized) the heavens (atmosphere) and earth (ground or land where man lived)… The morning (beginning) and the evening (ending) were the first day (epoch)) Of course, one can consider Pandora’s Box, but given what the story entails, it makes perfect sense. The box has major sexual overtones, along with the miseries contained therein and the hope of what is left. It is all in how one looks at these things…
