Genesis is the first book of the Holy Bible. The book of Genesis contains, a creation story, Noah and the great flood, and accounts for Abraham, and Jacob.
This presentation shall explain the historical context of Genesis, which shall be analysed, interpreted and clarified in modern day English. This approach will focus on one part of Genesis, Noah and the Great flood.
Tradition has it that the Book of Genesis was written by the Prophet Moses 1,300 years before Christ, It was the first of the five books he compiled. The tradition believes that Moses was the writer of the first five books of the Bible, but it does not claim that he wrote each word in these books. They include some additions that were obviously made after his death, e.g. the story of Moses' death, explanations of geographical names and names of peoples that were unknown to the later generations, and other such comments. It is known that letters first appeared by only 1,200 years before Moses in Mesopotamia,......
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