Chapters 1–11 of Genesis are like a poetic prologue to the early history of the Jewish people and to their religion. For Christianity also they later fulfil a similar purpose. Professor Davidson takes ...

The Cambridge Companion to Genesis explores the first book of the Bible, the book that serves as the foundation for the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures. Recognizing its unique position in world history, ...

so the Genesis account was their way of trying to explain what they believed. Literalist Christians may believe that God created the world exactly as it states in the Bible, ie God taking six days ...