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The creation of the universe” (Genesis, 1 – 2.3) The bible is probably the most famous book and the piece of literature the most
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"The creation of the universe" (Genesis, 1 - 2.3) The bible is probably the most famous book and the piece of literature the most referred to since hundreds of years. It is a holy text for Christians and Jews, but it is as much a philosophical and literal text as a theological one. In this essay, the holy book will be analyzed under a literal perspective, more specifically, its structure in the story of "The creation of the universe" (Genesis 1-2.3). First of all, the most evident and remarkable aspect in the writing style of this story are the numerous repetitions. In fact, all paragraphs until 1.27 have a very simple and easily identifiable structure containing all the same repetitions at each point: They all start with "God said" (except the first one), then "Let ... be..." stating what God intends to create and finally, every paragraph is concluded by...
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