Why are there two differing stories of creation in Genesis?
Let’s start with a basic observation: two people observing the same events will not give the same account. For example, an accident happens and the police gathers information from the multiple witnesses, yet even if every witness told the absolute truth, none of the accounts will be the same. Why? First, different people see different things because they are standing in different places. Second, people don’t see everything, only the things that they focus upon. Third, people tend to summarize what they see and the things one person thinks is important will be different from another’s. What many people miss concerning the book of Genesis is that it is a collection of accounts. The first five books of the Bible are attributed to Moses. For example, in Luke 24:27,44, Jesus talks about the Law of Moses, Psalms, and the Prophets. The first five books of the Bible are often called the Law of Moses. The other books are Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. It is interesting to note tha
