Compare And Contrast Apsu And Tiamat

To do a comparison one must summarize the creation stories, to begin with Enūma Elish. There was Apsu (god of fresh water) and Tiamat (goddess of Salt water). This leads one to believe there was just water at the very beginning. Apsu and Tiamat are mingling of their waters together without breaking cane as gods were developed inside Tiamat. The gods were created from wet to dry deities (divine character or nature). These gods were paired as male/female. First, Lahmu and Lahamu the gods of muddy silt were created. They gave life to Anshar and Kishar the gods of ground/ soil. Anshar and Kishar created a young god called Anu, who was equal to Anshar. New gods were equal or weaker than Anshar and stronger than other gods previously created.
After the first day, ‘Elohim set a schedule of creation. He forms a day starting in the evening at sundown running to the next sundown. On the Day 2, ‘Elohim continues to set up the formation of creation. On this day, a dome is formed and the water is separated. Some of the water is placed above the dome. By placing some of the water above the dome, ‘Elohim form clouds from water vapor. The water below the dome is ‘Elohim’s way of setting up the formation for Day Three. On Day 3, ‘Elohim finishes the formation of creation. The water under of the dome is collected together and he formed the dry land. He called the dome shāmayim (sky) which is what He started out calling heaven. On the Day 4, ‘Elohim starts to fill in the formation. He created the two lights in the sky: One a greater light (Sun) to illuminate the day and a lesser light (moon) to light up the night with stars. On the Day 5, He created all the birds and water animals. On Day 6, ‘Elohim created mankind to watch over the animals and plants. One may notice that ‘Elohim was very pleased with his creation. There are six times throughout the process of creating, God stopped, observed his work and saw that it was good. One may think that ‘Elohim was not very humble. That on final observation of what he had made, ‘Elohim regarded it as "very good." He decides to rest on the seventh day, which emphasizes the importance of the Sabbath. In short summary,
They are two different creation stories which have been spliced together to form part of the same book. They do not directly oppose each other, but they are not identical either. The versions apparent to be written by two scribes during different periods. The styles are definitely different. Many people are raised to believe that the first version is the introduction and the second version is the explanation. Nothing is mentioned in Genesis 2:4b-25 creation story about humankind being made in Yahweh’s image. In Genesis 2:4b-25 story, it is stated that Yahweh created Heaven and Earth in a day. Where in Genesis 1:1-2:4a story, it does not say that ‘Elohim created Heaven and Earth in a day, it is said, “In the Beginning, there was Heaven and Earth.” In Genesis 2:4b-25 God breathes breath into humankind; God is physically in the presence of humankind. When in the first version, ‘Elohim just spoke. The two versions have different names for Creator. The first version refers to the Creator as ‘Elohim, while the second refers to the Creator as the LORD GOD, or YHWH. There are different orders for creation: In the first, humankind is given as the main point of God’s creation after He created vegetation and animals. Both human males and females are created at the same time. In the second, God first creates man, then plants, vegetation, and then makes animals and finally woman. The second version includes