Compare And Contrast The Creation Accounts Of Gene

Compare and contrast the creation accounts of Genesis and Hymn129. What does each passage tells us about the similarities and differences between the Judeo-Christian and Hindu concepts of Ultimate reality? Demonstrate your conclusions using direct quotes from both the passages.Hymn 129 recounts the story of creation from Hindu perspective which suggests that in the beginning when the earth was created, it was empty, without form or any form of air or signs of habitation. The Hymn says, “Then was not non-existent nor existent: there was no realm of air, no sky beyond it.” Hindu concepts of reality suggest that when the earth was formed, there was no person that ever lived on it except for “That one Thing breathless, breathed by its own nature: apart from it was nothing whatsoever.” (Hymn1:1). Judeo-Christian on the other hand holds a similar concept of reality that when the earth was created, it was empty dark and without form. The ultimate reality from Genesis creation recount suggests that whereas the earth lacked any form of life, there was a spirit which was hovering on the face of the waters. The presence of the spirit on the face of the earth when there was