Diversity entails a variety of dispositions, perceptions, traditions, exhibitions, and nature. The world is a reflection of a mixture. Diversity manifests in both animate beings and inorganic creatures. One cannot fully comprehend the cosmos and its inhabitants without a study on diversity and how everything is intertwined. The magnitude of various creatures could be traced to the study of God as the God of variety. Different religions view God as the supreme Being that created different creatures with unique natures and activities. Creation replicated diversity. It echoes the lack of uniformity. The cosmos reveals a God of diversity. In it, we find varieties of creatures. These diverse creatures exist on the land, in heaven, and on the sea. They are of different shapes, colours, sizes, functions, and roles. God created humanity to live amidst such a complex environment.
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The world and its inhabitants are in different troposphere. These differences could be viewed as reflecting the nature of the world. There are several creatures with different acts and roles. Diversity is glaring in almost every sphere of life. “What is the reason for diversity?” One might wonder. This concept of diversity could be traced to the origin of the universe. One cannot do justice to such an idea without a discourse on God. God is the creator of all, God created different things according to their types. Variety is one of the crucial characteristics of creation. Uniformity is invisible and is not part of what it means to create. An ancient world glimpse of origins entails order, function, and role. The absence of this idea erased creation as a concept. It is from this ancient mentality that the idea of diversity in terms of functions and roles can be traced to God as the creator.
The account of creation preserved in an ancient Near Eastern document gives a glimpse of God's act of creation in terms of diversity and gender. The Mesopotamians people saw creation as one of the manifestations of the gods' power. To ancient Near Easter people, the concept of existence is based on the act of functioning and having a role to play. There is no creation without function. If that is the case, it could be sufficed to say that existence is solely real whenever there is a job display, an occupation, or involvement in one thing or another. There is nothing without a duty to perform.
Gender creation is a product of what it means to create, according to ancient thought. Gender must be assigned specific functions and roles as a creature. Walton (2001, 132) asserts that “They are to subdue and rule.” They are to serve as his substitute, as a replica of his presence, to reflect the identity that God has bequeathed to humanity, and as an indication of the relationship that God wants to have with us (Walton, 2015, 42). Humanity is a representation of God in its being and role.
The lens of modern thought is not enough to justify God’s involvement in gender creation. There is a need to explore ancient documents for better comprehension of gender creation. The same approach is needed when examining diversity with regard to creation. Ancient world documentation will be of great help to the modern world in understanding the discourse at hand. On this note, the study of God in terms of diversity and gender creation is critical.
Diversity
Diversity does not imply the absence of uniformity. It rather connotes the process of engaging in certain things for the purpose of positive results and holistic advancement. It is the pursuit of a particular goal through the use of numerous strategies. Such acts manifest in almost every sphere of human existence, be it the cultural context, the historical context, the geographical context, the literary context, the social context, the academic context, or the religious context. In short, it pervades almost every aspect of human activity.