as an agent for God. Moses is appointed by God to save the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and lead them to the Promised Land of Canaan. Through Moses, God also makes a Covenant with His people and delivers the Ten Commandments. Noah acts as an agent for God by preserving humanity. On the arc, Noah took his family and two of every animal on earth before God destroyed the world with the flood. “See, I am (God) establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you.” (Gn 9:9) Noah is also like Moses because God establishes a Covenant with both of them. The Tower of Babel can be related to the stories in Judges. In The Tower of Babel, the people were sinning by building a tower just to make a name for themselves. God then interfered by “scattering” the people all over the earth. In Judges, there is a repeated pattern of the people sinning and God interfering by sending down a Judge. The Judge then led the people to victory in a battle and returned them back to God and the Covenant. The sin stories can all be related to stories in Scripture.The sin stories in Genesis exemplify the four functions of myths which are theological, social, ethical, and cosmic. Myths are accepted truths and beliefs accepted by society. Sin, which is turning away from God, can be seen in these myths in Genesis. The sin stories, The Fall of Man, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood, and The Tower of Babel, all address the different functions of myths. These stories all can be related to other stories that we have studied in Scripture....
