Are there other religions such as Christianity have looked at a particular time in history to highlight the problems they emphasize, or to suggest a time in which we can find examples of things when they were “correct”? How do religions use stories about the past to convey their teachings?

Are there other religions such as Christianity have looked at a particular time in history to highlight the problems they emphasize, or to suggest a time in which we can find examples of things when they were “correct”? How do religions use stories about the past to convey their teachings?