Episode 2 - The Creation Narratives

In this episode, we're going to take a look at look at some of the creation narratives of the ancient world. We're also going to discuss the difficulty of putting together a coherent timeline of events in ancient world.

Show Notes

The creation narratives of the ancient world, including the biblical book of Genesis, were written in part to answer both of these questions:  Why are we here?  And also, ‘Why is life so hard?’  People in the ancient world had to wake up too, and they probably asked that same question, especially on school days.   Many ancient cultures had creation stories that sought to answer why the world is the way it is.  Why does the world exist?  And, Why is life so hard?  

We’re going to look at some of the creation narratives, and a couple of elements that they have in common.  We’re also going to talk about just how hard it is to piece together the earliest bits of human history.

What is A Short Walk through Our Long History?

I think that if you want to understand the world we live in today, it helps to understand the important events of history. In this series, we are going to look at major events, people, documents, places, books, and ideas that have shaped history, and thus shaped our modern world.