Greek connections

A comparison between Genesis 1–11 and the poetry of Hesiod reveals many interesting similarities that suggest that the biblical authors, the Yahwist Historian, and the Priestly Editors were familiar with Hesiod’s works in the fifth century bce. Interesting similarities include the decline in the quality of human existence, the distancing of God/gods from the world, the creation of the world, woman and the “fall”, divine-human offspring, the descendants of the flood hero, segmented genealogies, and other themes.