(A) Explain why some parts of the Jewish Scriptures are described as myth:
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(A) Explain why some parts of the Jewish Scriptures are described as myth: A myth is a story that may or may not have actually happened, but one that teaches us a truth. Some parts of the Jewish Scriptures are described as myth. For example, it is suggested that; the story of Adam and Eve, the story of Cain and Abel, the story of Noah and the flood, the story of the Tower of Babel and the story of Jonah and the giant fish, are all myth. They are described as myth because they are all individual stories, which do not link to one another; they all have a beginning, middle and an end. Also they are all fantastic stories, each with their own morals to be discovered and taught. There are always many powerful lessons to be learnt from all of the parts of the Jewish Scriptures which are described as myth....


