Most religions provide some version of a creation myth. This is, after all, necessary to elevate the role of a god or gods in the history of the world—to establish a Supreme Being’s supremacy by making Him the ultimate source and creator of all things. So it is natural that the Bible begins with its creation myth.
MORE: http://www.realclearreligion.org/2013/02/05/an_atheist_reads_the_bible_again_252407.html
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What Has Homer to Do with the Bible?
http://www.tracinskiletter.com/2013/01/homer-bible/
