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一.引言现代人也意识到研究神话的重要性,神话是人类知识的一部分,不能以与历史一致来评价神话,而要看它是否有效记录了当时人类的生活经验。在众多神话故事中,创世神话描写的是对世界开端和人类起源的设想。《圣经·旧约》中的创世神话体现了作为西方文明根基之一的希伯来文明对世界之初的认识,是基督宗教神话体系的一部分。而中国古代创世神话则由一个个单独的神
I. INTRODUCTION Modern people are also aware of the importance of studying myths. Myths are part of human knowledge. Myths can not be evaluated in accordance with history, but whether or not it effectively records the life experiences of people at that time. In many myths, creation myths depict ideas of the beginning of the world and the origins of mankind. The creation myth in the Old Testament reflects the Hebrew civilization as one of the foundations of Western civilization. The understanding of the beginning of the world is part of the mythology of Christianity. The ancient Chinese creation myth is composed of a separate god