The Many Faces of Adam and Eve
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The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

  1. 342 pages
  2. English
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The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

About this book

Contrary to popular opinion, the story of Adam and Eve is not confined to the book of Genesis. It has roots in prebiblical myth and continued to evolve long after the Bible was completed. Bernard F. Batto traces the development of the Adam and Eve story from its origins in Mesopotamian myth to its reformulation in Genesis and beyond--including its expansion in Jewish epigraphs such as 1 Enoch and the Life of Adam and Eve, and its place in Christian innovations such as the apostle Paul's thesis that Christ is a second Adam, and in the thinking of church fathers such as Irenaeus, who held that Christ recapitulates all humankind in himself, and Augustine, whose doctrine of original sin interprets the Adam and Eve story. Batto also examines gnostic teachings about a heavenly Adam and an earthly Adam, and surveys rabbinical attempts from the Talmudic period to find hidden meanings in the Genesis story. Islam's emphasis on Satan's role in seducing Adam and Eve is also discussed, and the book concludes with Milton's unforgettable retelling of the Adam and Eve story in Paradise Lost. Batto's goal is not only to reveal the many faces given Adam and Eve throughout history, but also to understand the divergent cultural and theological factors powering this long, evolving tradition.

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Information

Publisher
Cascade Books
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781666711622
9781666711639
eBook ISBN
9781666711646
Topic
Teologia e religione
Subtopic
Critica e interpretazione biblica

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Abbreviations
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: The Mesopotamian Backstory
  5. Chapter 2: The Yahwist’s Creation Story
  6. Chapter 3: Priestly Revision of Israel’s Creation Story
  7. Chapter 4: 1 Enoch: Blame the Fallen Angels
  8. Chapter 5: The Book of Jubilees
  9. Chapter 6: Life of Adam and Eve
  10. Chapter 7: Paul: Christ as the Second Adam
  11. Chapter 8: Church Fathers
  12. Chapter 9: Gnostic Inversions of Adam and Eve
  13. Chapter 10: Classical Judaism
  14. Chapter 11: Islam: Enter Iblis
  15. Chapter 12: Paradise Lost: Milton’s Epic Poem on Adam & Eve
  16. Epilogue
  17. Bibliography

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