The Genesis creation account usually gets compared to the mythological world of Mesopotamia for good reasons, but so does the Greek creation myths such as Hesiod's Theogony. The shocking part about this documentary is how we explain why Genesis demythologizes it's creation account in Genesis 1 while going mythological in Genesis 2-3 which has better parallels to Plato's Timaeus rather than the Babylonian, Assyrian or just Mesopotamian world. We explain why the Greek origins better explain the two accounts which often times gets attributed to two different authors centuries apart in the Documentary Hypothesis. Russell Gmirkin has a revolutionary hypothesis that explains why the God Elohim in Genesis 1 has a different name from YHWH in Genesis 2-3. His answer resides in Plato's Timaeus. Plato has two creation accounts, one more scientific and done by the demiurge or crafter while the other account is done by the children of the creator such as Prometheus or Athena. Genesis & Plato have shocking comparisons from the lesser deities creating humanity from clay and breathing life into them to the Generations of Ouranous and Gaia in both creations. You won't want to miss this documentary.
One of the earliest, most renowned, and authoritative theogonies preserved in written form is Hesiod's Theogony, which dates back to around 700 BCE in ancient Greece. However, the concept of anthropomorphic family groups of gods extends far beyond Greece, spanning across various civilizations in the Ancient Near East.
In Egypt, we witness the portrayal of gods in anthropomorphic family structures, as exemplified in Plutarch's work on Isis and Osiris. Babylonia presents its own version of divine lineage in the Enuma Elish, while Assyria depicts these dynamics through the Assyrian redaction of the Enuma Elish, featuring Ashur as the replacement for Marduk. The Hurrians and Hittites contribute to this rich tradition with their epic of Kumarbi, and the Phoenicians, as evidenced by Philo of Byblos, add their unique perspective. The "Canaanite" Ugaritic texts of Ras Shamra, particularly in the Baal Cycle, implicitly reveal similar themes of divine family connections.
Notably, the "Canaanite" tradition of El and his seventy sons directly influences the biblical text. Here, the god of the children of Israel is often associated with either El, the ruler of the divine council, or one of El's sons. These echoes of divine familial relationships resonate throughout biblical narratives.
For further exploration and detailed sources on the topics discussed in this video, we recommend referring to Gmirkin's book. It serves as a valuable resource, shedding light on the origins and interconnectedness of these ancient texts.
