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Originally Posted by SpeakersCorner
Again, I disagree. G. H. Pember in the early parts of his book "Earth's Earliest Ages" made a very interesting point about mythology. He said the Greek myth about creation is the exact inverse of the Hebrew story. The Hebrew story is 1) God created 2) the heavens and the earth and then 3) the earth became chaotic. The Greek version of creation goes like this: 1) Chaos reigned and then 2) the heavens and earth emerged from which sprang 3) the gods.
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Yes, I remember that from Pember's book. He went into the legends and mythologies from several ancient civilizations, showing that there were certain commonalities to most all of them. One idea present in many myths was something about a great flood or catastrophe that wiped everything out. Of course, since these myths weren't an accounting from God's word, they had a slant on them.