Biblical Investigative Mythology: Connecting World Religions and Ancient Culture to Scripture

Now that we have seen two different and contradictory accounts of the creation, to be found in the first two chapters of Genesis, we will endeavor to learn if there is sufficient reason to believe they are copies of more ancient legends.

According to the first account, we have seen that God divided the work of creation into six days. This idea agrees with that of the ancient Persians.

The Zend-Avesta-the sacred writings of the Parsees-states that the Supreme being Ahuramazdâ (Ormuzd), created...