The genesis of good and evil in the Garden of Eden : the fall and original sin in the Bible

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The genesis of good and evil in the Garden of Eden : the fall and original sin in the Bible

Title remainder

the fall and original sin in the Bible

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Mark S. Smith

Creator

• Smith, Mark S., 1955-

Author

• Smith, Mark S., 1955-

Subject

• Bible, Genesis, I-XI -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Eden -- Biblical teaching
• Fall of man -- Biblical teaching
• Sin, Original -- Biblical teaching
• Sin, Original -- Biblical teaching
• Fall of man -- Biblical teaching
• Bible, Genesis, I-XI

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"For centuries, the Garden of Eden story has been a cornerstone for the Christian doctrine of "the Fall" and "original sin." In recent years, many scholars have disputed this understanding of Genesis 3 because it has no words for sin, transgression, disobedience, or punishment. Instead, it is about how the human condition came about. Yet the picture is not so simple. The Genesis of Good and Evil examines how the idea of "the Fall" developed in Jewish tradition on the eve of Christianity. In the end, the Garden of Eden is a rich study of humans in relation to God that leaves open many questions. One such question is, Does Genesis 3, 4, and 6, taken together, support the Christian doctrine of original sin? Smith's well-informed, close reading of these chapters concludes that it does. In this book, he addresses the many mysterious matters of the Garden story and invites readers to explore questions of their own"--

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• Franciscan School of Theology Library

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index present

LC call number

BS1237

LC item number

.S65 2018

Literary form

non fiction

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bibliography