Adam in myth and history : : ancient Israelite perspectives on the primal human / / by Dexter E. Callender Jr.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Harvard Semitic studies ; no. 48
:
Place / Publishing House:Winona Lake, Ind. : : Eisenbrauns,, 2000.
Year of Publication:2000
Language:English
Hebrew
Series:Harvard Semitic Studies 48.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 244 pages).
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • part I. 1. 2. part II. 3. 4. part III. 5. 6. 7. Direct Attestations: Narratives about the Primal Human. The Image and Likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-28). In (and out) of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2-3)
  • Indirect Attestations: The Primal Human as Analogy. The King of Tyre as the Primal Human (Ezekiel 28:11-19). Is Job the Primal Human? (Job 15:7-16)
  • Vestigial Allusions: The Sublimation of Primal Human Imagery. The Prince of Tyre: Adam and not God (Ezekiel 28:1-10). Personified Wisdom and the Culture-Bearer Tradition (Proverbs 8:22-31). Cain and Noah: Other Manifestations of Primal Human Imagery. Conclusion: The Significance of Primal Human Traditions in Ancient Israel.