by jimwalton » Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:17 pm
> if its creation story had any impact on the values and beliefs of Christianity.
Yes, the creation story is a temple text: God ordering the cosmos and the Earth to function as His temple. Temple themes and God's presence wind through the entire Bible, even up to the very last page.
> I was also wondering if any rituals or practices were influenced by this creation story.
- The practice of Sabbath (Gn. 2.2-3)
- The dignity and value of human life. We are made in God's image (Gn. 1.26)
- The humans are responsible to take good care of creation, to be honorable environmentalists.
- Marriage as being between one man and one woman (Gn. 2.24).
> if its creation story had any impact on the values and beliefs of Christianity.
Yes, the creation story is a temple text: God ordering the cosmos and the Earth to function as His temple. Temple themes and God's presence wind through the entire Bible, even up to the very last page.
> I was also wondering if any rituals or practices were influenced by this creation story.
[list][*] The practice of Sabbath (Gn. 2.2-3)
[*] The dignity and value of human life. We are made in God's image (Gn. 1.26)
[*] The humans are responsible to take good care of creation, to be honorable environmentalists.
[*] Marriage as being between one man and one woman (Gn. 2.24).[/list]