Chapters 1–11 of Genesis are like a poetic prologue to the early history of the Jewish people and to their religion. For Christianity also they later fulfil a similar purpose. Professor Davidson takes ...

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There are some contradictions between the two accounts in Genesis 1 and 2, such as the order of when animals and humans were created: Genesis 1 - it states that animals, and finally humans ...