Comparing The Sky Lady And Judeo-Christian Creation Stories

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How the world came about is still unknown to this day, but the story of “The Sky Lady,” and “Judeo-Christian Creation Story,” give an idea of what people believe happened. There are multiple myths and legends that people have came up with to try and solve unknown answers. The two religions being compared in this essay is the Native American creation story, and the Judeo-Christian story. The differences and the similarities and differences of the two cultures are surprising. In both of the stories, there is a tree that is forbidden to mess with. The Native American tree “the Tree of Nutrition,” and in the Christian story “the Tree of Good and Evil(or the Tree of Knowledge).” Both trees are placed in the center of their living area. Both stories

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