Genesis 1 vs. Genesis 2

jar writes:"There are definitely two different tales told in Genesis 1&2. Not only are the orders different, the methods are different. It is not a case of things being created again, it is that the two descriptions are mutually exclusive. In one, everything is created from non-living matter, dirt. In the other, woman is cloned from an existing living critter, man. In one, male and female are created at one time and the number of each is unspecified. In the other, there is only one man and one woman and they are created at different times. In one, man and woman are created before the animals. In the other, man is created first, then all the animals, and finally the woman."

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

PaulK writes:"Just a question, do you accept that Genesis 1:20 describes the creation of birds on the 4th day ? And that 1:26-27 describing the creation of man are placed in the 5th day ?"

PaulK writes:"To avoid worrying about matters that are essentially irrelevant I'll amend the question to whether you accept that Genesis 1 places the creation of birds on the day preceding the creation of Man."

PaulK writes:"OK. What about Genesis 2:18-19 ? Doesn't that put the creation of birds after that of Man ?"

19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

NosyNed writes:"Then when there is an obvious clear contradiction"

"I actually, believe it or not, never realized that this was the mind set of literalists before!!

"A totally circular chain of reasoning that is so screamingly obviously falacious that I just never managed to see it before."

Brian writes:"Why then has the HS guided so many people to different interpretations?"

PaulK writes:"There's a reaon why I stated that I was using Genesis 2:18-19. Is there a reason why you took Genesis 2:19 out of context, omitting 2:18 even though I had specifically mentioned it ?"

"Can you show that it is reasonable to read the verses in question in a way that does not contradict without relying on the assumption that they cannot ?"

Arachnophilia writes:"i first assumed the general to specific idea, but it doesn't work."

"as pointed out before, genesis 1 says that man and woman were created at one time, male and female just like god.

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."

PaulK writes:"No, Genesis 2:18 does NOT refer to the creation of Eve. Are you incapable of reading in context ? Eve is created in Genesis 2:21-22.
Did your "Holy Spirit" tell you otherwise ?"

18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.