Was Genesis Taken From Pagan Legends?

Some critics claim Genesis 2-3 was written by borrowing from pagan legends found throughout Mesopotamia. But how much evidence supports an alleged connection? Don't forget to help us create more videos! We need your support: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qDet6sa6rODi7t6wfpg8g/join Video on the Genesis Flood and Gilgamesh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SZZzuweVEs Sources: Tryggve Mettinger - The Eden Narrative Encyclopaedia Judaica: Second Edition G. Herbert Livingstone - The Pentateuch in Its Cultural Environment Richard Hess & David Toshio Tsumura - I Studied Inscriptions From Before the Flood Mark Chavalas & K. Lawson Younger Jr. - Mesopotamia and the Bible H.E.M. Braakhuis - Xbalanque's marriage: A commentary on the Q'eqchi' myth of sun and moon Douglas Bush - Mrs. Bennet and the Dark Gods: The Truth about Jane Austen Geza Roheim - Australian Totemism Steven - Hijmans - The Sun Which Did Not Rise In the East David Carr - The Formation of Genesis 1-11 Thorkild Jacobsen - The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion #Archaeology #Bible #Israel