For many readers, Genesis 1-2 is simply the biblical account of
creation. But ancient Israel could speak of creation in different
ways, and the cultures of the ancient near east provided an even
richer repertoire of creation myths. Mark S. Smith explores the
nuances of what would become the premiere creation account in the
Hebrew Bible and the serene priestly theology that informed it.
That vision of an ordered cosmos, Smith argues, is evidence of the
emergence of a mystical theology among priests in post-exilic
Israel, and the placement of Genesis 1-2 at the beginning of
Israel's great epic is their sustained critique of the theology of
divine conflict that saturated ancient near eastern creation myths.
Smith's treatment of Genesis 1 provides rich historical and
theological insights into the biblical presentation of creation and
the Creator.
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