What is existence? What existed before humans did? Ancient people groups asked the same questions we do today, with totally different answers. In this episode, Tim and Jon survey the cosmologies of Israels neighbors, ancient Egypt, Canaan, and Babylonpeople groups the biblical authors shared more in common with than modern readersto shed light on the Bibles creation account. View full show notes from this episode Timestamps Part one (0-6:30) Part two (6:30-19:00) Part three (19:00-39:30) Part four (39:30-50:45) Part five (50:45-end) Referenced Resources Interested in more? Check out Tims library here. Hermann Gunkel, Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton Bernard Batto, In the Beginning: Essays on Creation Motifs in the Ancient Near East and the Bible Show Music Defender (Instrumental) by TENTS Evil Needle by Sound Escapes Lightness by Anonymous Show produced by Dan Gummel, Zack McKinley, and Cooper Peltz. Show notes by Lindsey Ponder. Powered and distributed by Simplecast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.