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In this provocative study, Zimmerman examines the creation myths of traditional cultures and compares them to Genesis in terms of symbolic content. While the Old Testament in general has only vague references to life in heaven, the myths discuss the notion of an after-life in a more vivid manner. Zimmerman makes the novel claim that Genesis and the creation myths of hunter-gatherers have a common source in the primeval revelation made by God. In this sense, Genesis owes much of its content to a revelation that has been kept alive by hunter-gatherers. Zimmerman also revisits the debate between fundamental creationists and evolutionists, contending that the Bible does not teach science but sacred doctrine.
Anthony Zimmerman, STD, is retired as a Professor at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan.
chapter 1 Echoes of the Primeval Revelationchapter 2 Lifestyles of Hunter-gathererschapter 3 Hunter-gatherers in Tierra Del Fuegochapter 4 The Lenape Worship the Supreme Beingchapter 5 The Happy Hunting Groundchapter 6 Creation Myths Around the Globechapter 7 Global Recognition of the Supreme Beingchapter 8 Creation in Genesischapter 9 The Six Dayschapter 10 The Garden of Edenchapter 11 The Original Sinchapter 12 Genesis During the Babylonian Exilechapter 13 The Bible and Sciencechapter 14 A Salute to Adam and Evechapter 15 From Adam to Christchapter 16 Referenceschapter 17 Index
