The Story of Universal Creation: Biblical story derived from the Vedas?

Excerpt from Stephen Knapp's book, "Proof of Vedic Culture's Global Existence"

The story of the creation of the world, as explained in the Bible, has its roots in the Vedic tradition. In the first sentence of the Bible, it states: “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” So herein we can see that the Bible begins with the same but summarized story as recorded in the Vedic texts when Lord Vishnu was lying on the universal waters in a dark and empty universe and created all the universal elements to form heaven and earth.

This is continued in the New Testament, in the opening lines of the book of John which states, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.” That first word, as described in the Vedic texts, was OM. That word was present at the time of creation and was with God, and is God.

Shortly after the creation, the Bible refers to the story of Adam and Eve, the first couple from whom the human race was born. However, this is similar to the previously recorded story in the Vedic texts of Svayambhuva Manu and his wife Satarupa who, after coming into being, were essentially advised by Brahma, the creator, to “Beget many children and rule over the earth, for you shall be the ruler of men.” The Koran also follows the biblical tradition, accepting the lineage of the prophets.