Mathew Muhoro
Professor
Religion and Theology
8 December 2020
Origin of All Things
To truly comprehend and radically know people, it is critical to study and know their
beginning and evolution story. This is by knowing their standpoint on the creation of the world,
their affiliation with the world, and the origin of all lives. Creation stories are normally
categorized as mythology. This in Greek refers to a story which in this case has a huge
significance in telling society what is imperative and to be aware of its deities, history, laws, and
its class structure. A myth can also be used as an effort to elaborate on the universe or natural
biosphere and how it was formed. This is thus the creation myth or rather a nature myth. These
stories not only do they intend to re-count the derivation of the world and everything in it, but
also voice events that have shaped man into the image he is today as it is evident from sex
differences, the association of the society, and compulsion to live by certain rules. Each story is
different in each society and mostly based on cultural experiences and belief systems and have
religious backgrounds from which we derive the biblical creation narrative.
One of the most renowned religion is the Christian religion. In the Bible, there are many
creation stories that are found in the Old Testament. However, Genesis is perceived as the
background book of the Bible from which the rest is assembled. The most significant chapter of
the Bible is the first very first verse and this is upon which others depend. According to the
biblical account of creation: In the beginning, God created the heavens and earth. The earth was