Mythen der Welt: Adam und Eva

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Over the course of six days, a universe full of beauty emerged, where everything found its place: the celestial bodies and the elements, the sky and the earth, the animals and the plants, and finally Adam, the first man, whom God created in His image. Soon, God gave Adam a companion named Eve, and together they lived in the Garden of Eden. However, Eve succumbed to the temptation of the serpent. In her quest for knowledge, she ate from the forbidden fruit, awakening God's wrath. Adam and Eve were banished from paradise and from then on populated the earth, burdened by the weight of original sin. This volume of World Myths deals with the founding myth of all myths, the Genesis, and the creation of the first humans according to the Bible. Humans are the only known beings that tell stories. Myths, legends, and tales shape and guide us, whether as oral traditions around the campfire, as meaningful epics for peoples and nations, or as postmodern narratives. In World Myths, former French Education Minister Luc Ferry and screenwriter Clotilde Bruneau explore the origins of those stories that have endured through time and continue to inspire, shock, and fascinate us today. Each volume presents a complete narrative, carefully adapted and beautifully illustrated as a comic, with its philosophical and cultural heritage explained in a comprehensive supplementary section.