Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 are both stories of creation in the Christian theology. They share interesting ideas and also conflict on some current ideals. They're also vastly different from each other in the way they read, and the message they transmit. Check out this lists of things I put together, I'll show ya what I mean.
Similarities:
~Both are fairly vague accounts of creation. Meaning there isn't a lot of detail of what is happening and how long it takes to do things that are accounted for. For instance, a day isn't clarified to be a specific 24 hours or an epoch of time, this is a common argument among many people but it's still important thing to point out.
~Both accounts talk about humans being created for the purpose of governing all that God has created (Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:15). I actually feel that the two chapters are meant to be one continued story and not two separate creation stories. Maybe I just misunderstood something along the way.
There's several questions I have (like everyone else). Like, did god create multiple human beings in Chapter 1? Yes, he did. (Genesis 1:27). Chapter 2 there's just one man, who may just be the focus of the story and the rest of mankind is spread around the world, left to fight and survive on their own. May not. It's just an awkward flip, if you get my drift. Why was the Tree of Knowledge placed in the Garden of Eden?
